Orphaned baby brush rabbits sleep together at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson.

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A juvenile mockingbird gets medical care, food and board at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson

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Orphaned baby opossum climb on a surrogate mom doll. Volunteers care for them and other wildlife at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson.

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Orphaned animals get food and care at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson.

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Orphaned newborn birds, like this infant songbird, must eat every 10 to 15 minutes during daylight hours. Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteers care for baby animals until they can be released back into the Shasta County wilderness.

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Twin baby jackrabbits cuddle up to a surrogate toy mother at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson.

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Orphaned baby birds congregate at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson. They huddle under parental surrogates: Feather dusters.

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A baby squirrel takes matters into its own paws, grabbing its “bottle”. Volunteers at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson care for orphaned animals.

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Orphaned baby jackrabbits at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson

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Baby birds at feeding time – and it is always feeding time at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson.

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Two week old squirrels huddle with a toy surrogate mother at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Anderson.

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These baby opossum are under the care of Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteers.

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Baby opossum are fostered at the home of a Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteer.

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Great horned owl “KeHwani” (left) and one-eyed “Captain” (back, right) help volunteers at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation foster these three baby owls. Although the babies are not theirs, the adults share their food with them and teach them owl behavior.

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A baby wild turkey is fostered at the home of a Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteer.

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A baby brush rabbit is fostered at the home of a Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteer.

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This baby quail is in the care of volunteers at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation.

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A young squirrel under the care of Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteers.

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A young squirrel under the care of Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteers.

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A sleeping baby brush rabbit, pictured from above, is fostered by a Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation volunteer.

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