Sometimes nature is heartbreaking.
A squirrel was run over and killed by a vehicle. Its loyal friend keeps scavenger crows from attacking its corpse. This just makes me choke up a little bit.
If the video above doesn’t work, here’s a link to its page on Youtube.
There are some links to more of the squirrel’s protective nature in this post about a mother squirrel protecting her baby from a dog.
The Squirrel Queen 