Editing Ptera-squirrel (section)

== Relationship with Mankind ==
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Humanity is probably guilty of spreading this species throughout the stars, and as such, they have coexisted for many millennia. While the sight of ptera-squirrels in hive cities and ships is not a particularly rare sight, there is no real urgency to deal with them. They are to be attacked and driven away on sight, yes, but there are [[orks|much]], [[genestealer|MUCH]] more dangerous pests throughout the Imperium, so they don't get that much attention outside of local authorities. Besides, humanity has probably developed quite a lot of ways to deal with them, just like they developed tools and protocols to stop rat infestations. Agriworlds might be much more prepared to deal with this pests due to the risk of them damaging their produce because of this, though the small size of the squirrels makes it very difficult to actually eradicate from open spaces.

Also, just as the ptera-squirrels can be seen attacking humans and feeding on their carcasses while available, it is not rare to see humans hunting down the rodents for their meat.

Presumably, Ptera-squirrels make good test subjects, for same reasons mice and rats did on Old Terra - due to being small, robust, and breeding fast.

Again, presumably, they may be kept as pets or service animals (IRL rats are sometimes trained to find bombs); "lab ptera-squirrels" should be manageable for anyone - and even wild ones, due to being relatively peaceful, should be more manageable than [[Scavvies#Scavvy_Dogs|Scavvy Dogs]]. It helps that they often grow to size of small dog, have good scent, can fly, often found in packs, and are extremely undemanding - making them both affordable and useful for their cost. Just make sure they're well-fed, and have obvious identification marks (e.g. dog tags, shirt, collar)  - or else accidents will happen. ''Hyper-agressive'' Ptera-Squirrels, on the other hand, are borderline-impossible to keep around - unless you're the kind of guy accustomed to living in company of bloodlusted psychos (like [[Chaos Cults]] members); and if they suddenly turn hyper-agressive, their allegiances may go to hell.