Will squirrels also fall?

Cecil John Rhodes is probably the definitive symbol of colonialism, which is why protesting students at the University of Cape Town in 2015 demanded his statue be removed from the university. There have been countless stories about Rhodes the imperialist, the industrialist, the politician, the businessman, and even Rhodes the closet gay racist. What many don’t know about him is that he introduced European animals into the Cape in the 19th century so that he could create a feeling of “home away from home”. According to the organisation Cape Town Invasives, Rhodes

introduced European fallow deer, common starlings and grey squirrels — Albie’s ancestors