Wisconsin Squirrels released from "Gordian Knot" tails

The rehabilitated wildlife with the Wisconsin Humane Society worked Thursday to untangle the tails of five young squirrels after they became "hopelessly entangled" in their nest.

(Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center)

Wisconsin wildlife rehabilitators worked Thursday to untangle the tails of five young squirrels after they became "hopelessly entangled" in their nest.

The "Tale of the Five Tails", as it was called by the Wisconsin Humane Society's Wildlife Rehabilitation Program (WHS), began when someone spotted the gray squirrels and asked for help.

Their tails were intertwined with "long-stemmed grasses and strips of plastic that their mother used as nesting material," writes the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center on Facebook.

The rehabilitated anesthetized squirrels and worked carefully to untangle the small tails – an enigma that the Humane Society jokingly described as a "Gordian knot", a reference to a challenge that Alexander the Great faced, according to ancient traditions.

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"It was impossible to tell who owned the tail, and we were more and more concerned because everyone was suffering from various tissue damage to the tail caused by circulatory impairment," he added.

Eventually, they managed to cut "plastic knot with scissors, being careful not to cut anyone's tail in the process" in about 20 minutes.

The WHS said Friday that squirrels were "bright-eyed" and that three of the five creatures were "bushy tail", while the other two seemed to have a little less fur. Rehabbers said that they would continue to monitor squirrels to make sure their tail had enough blood.