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The '''squirrel''' was [[hunt]]ed in the [[middle ages]] for its [[fur]] and probably as food too. Squirrels are found early on in [[English]] [[heraldry]].  They are portrayed as somewhat demonic as compared to our modern vision of the bushy-tailed woodland creature.  A [[heraldic]] squirrel often has spiky fur, red eyes, and an angry expression.  They are sometimes found holding an acorn. Squirrel pelts are also immortalized in heraldry as the [[field]] treatment [[vair]].