German police have come to the rescue of a man being chased by a baby squirrel.

近日，德国警方拯救了一名被小松鼠追赶的男子。

Officers in the south-western city of Karlsruhe responded to the call for help and arrived to see the creature still terrorising the caller.

德国西南部城市卡尔斯鲁厄的官员接到了求助电话，赶到现场后这只动物仍在恐吓打电话者。

The squirrel was taken into custody¹ after it abruptly² fell asleep.

在小松鼠突然睡着后，警察将其“拘捕”。

A police report of the incident say the persistent³ rodent⁴ has become their new mascot⁵, and has been dubbed⁶ Karl-Friedrich.

警方关于这一事件的报道指出，这只倔强的啮齿动物已成为他们的新吉祥物，并被称为卡尔-弗里德里希。

According to the report, baby Karl-Friedrich is being well looked after in an animal rescue centre.

据报道，婴儿卡尔-弗里德里希在动物救援中心得到了很好的照顾。

Squirrels are known to chase after human beings when in need of food or help.

众所周知，松鼠在需要食物或帮助时会追逐人类。

Police spokeswoman Christina Krenz told the Guardian⁷ squirrels that have lost their mothers can focus their attention on one person as a replacement⁸.

警方发言人克里斯蒂娜·克伦兹向《卫报》透露，失去母亲的松鼠会将注意力集中在一个人身上，将其当作母亲的替代者。

"It can be pretty scary," she said, determining that the caller "was certainly feeling a bit threatened".

她表示：“这有可能是非常吓人的。”她认为来电求助者“肯定感觉到有点受到威胁”。

Squirrel attacks are not always so benign⁹. In July last year, New York authorities warned Prospect¹⁰ Park visitors to avoid an "unusually aggressive" squirrel who attacked five people in the space of one week.

松鼠的袭击并不总是那么温和。去年7月，纽约当局警告普罗斯佩克特公园的游客，要远离一只“具有明显攻击性”的松鼠，因为这只松鼠在一周内袭击了五个人。