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Where you read it first | Sunday, March 30, 2025
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In Photos: Tufts wildlife

Photo by John Murphy / The Tufts Daily
A squirrel clings to a tree on President's Lawn.

Even in chilly winter, many birds, rabbits and squirrels call the Tufts campus home — just look to the flocks of geese roaming the hill. Here is some of the wildlife spotted on the Medford/Somerville campus.

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A cardinal perches in a tree between the Tisch Library roof and Eaton Hall on the snowy morning of Feb. 9.

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A flock of geese have made Tufts their temporary home.
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A drowsy owl dozes in the yellow leaves outside Houston Hall on Oct. 23, 2024.

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A drowsy owl dozes in the yellow leaves outside Houston Hall on Oct. 23, 2024.

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A group of grazing geese are pictured outside of Tisch Library on Jan. 27.

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A rabbit is pictured outside of Carmichael Hall on the night of Feb. 4.

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Water droplets reflect the sun from atop a goose's feathers.
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A goose walks toward Paige Hall on Jan. 29.
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One of the Hill's many rabbits forages for food outside the Olin Center on Feb. 5.

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A rabbit sits on the slope behind Miller Hall on the night of Feb. 5.