Residents in a Northern California community are on edge after reports of squirrels aggressively attacking people in their neighborhood. Locals say the rodents have been jumping on and biting residents going about their daily activities, prompting warning signs to appear throughout the area.

“I was just walking along, and suddenly there’s a squirrel attached to my thigh,” one resident said. “I looked down and thought, ‘What is that?’ I’m trying to brush him off, and he’s just clinging more and biting.”

Families are particularly concerned for their children. “We have three grandkids, and we’re worried that they’re out there and the squirrels attack them,” a local parent said.

Wildlife experts say the squirrels’ unusually bold behavior is likely linked to humans feeding them. When animals

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