Badass squirrel invades British store, browses red wine selection

LONDON -- Compared to many other countries, the wildlife in Britain isn't all that dangerous.

Except for the squirrels, of course.

During a lunch-time trip to her local Tesco last Friday, Emma Wright discovered this firsthand.

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"I felt him before I saw him," Emma Wright told Mashable. "I was taking my lunch to the self service check outs, which is by the wine section, when I felt a weight on my back.

"The store is right by my office so I thought it was a colleague grabbing my shoulder as a prank. I turned round and there was no one there.

"I could still feel the weight on my back so I brushed my back with my hand and felt something furry there. The squirrel had decided to get a piggy back!"

Wright went on to describe how the squirrel then jumped off of her and went over to investigate the red wine selection.

"Since then someone on Twitter has explained that when young squirrels are away from their mothers and scared they find things to cling to, so he was obviously a bit stressed and looking for a cuddle," she said.

Fortunately, Tesco seemed to have it covered.

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Twitter clearly enjoyed Wright's squirrel encounter.

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"I shared the photo and then it just started going crazy with retweets and likes," Wright explained.

"Nothing captures the British imagination like a squirrel browsing wine in Tesco!"

A Tesco spokesperson told Mashable: “Our colleagues quickly adapted their fantastic customer service skills to help our furriest and smallest customer. After browsing our selection of wines, the squirrel was safely helped out of the store.”