Babies and families should not be exotic

Published March 27, 2026 5:34am ET



Go to London, and you’ll see Italian and Polish tourists losing their minds over the gray squirrels in Hyde Park. Some will express bafflement over these frantic furry creatures. Others will “ooh” and “ahh” and snap pictures. You’re bound to see a woman scream and jump behind her husband as a squirrel dashes across the footpath.

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