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Who says white is out after Labor Day?

By adamg on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 5:02pm
White squirrel in the Public Garden

Not this squirrel, spotted by PatrickWBP in the Public Garden today.

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By Elmer on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 7:10pm.

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By anon on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 7:43pm.

There seem to be more of these albino/white morph squirrels around here than previously. I wonder if something is causing it.

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By Stevil on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 10:39pm.

Or Al Gore.

Not sure which.

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By Roman on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 2:02am.

causes the jet-black squirrels I've seen in Arlington lately then?

Mother nature balancing things out: warmer temps mean more white squirrels to reflect sunlight. Global cooling makes for more black squirrels to absorb sunlight and warm the world back up.

On a completely unrelated note, I think I'll be starting a mandatory squirrel credit exchange for entirely altruistic reasons and totally not as a way to use government regs to line my own pockets.

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By Allstonian on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 9:39am.

There used to be more black squirrels than the regular gray ones in Toronto (they are both the same species.) I haven't seen them around Boston, but they are cool-looking!

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By Patricia on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 10:07am.

My neighborhood has tons of black squirrels. There must be families of them around. A friend visiting had never seen one.

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By Stevil on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 1:06pm.

It's a squirrel - but looks a little like a raccoon. See them all the time in NC.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/36565629@N07/3701462075

Kinda like the zebra squirrel someone mentioned - just more like a raccoon

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By Eve on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 8:04am.

In the wild, the white squirrels would have been at a severe disadvantage. But in the city, with few, if any, predators and many humans who will happily feed them, white squirrels are more likely to survive and therefore, pass on their genes to the next generation.

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By dmcboston on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 10:14am.

Does this mean we'll have zebra striped squirrels? That would be cool.

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By Kelly on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 9:40am.

White squirrels are common in other states. Maybe he hopped a ride on a truck.

http://www.ncfieldfamily.org/nc-living/white-squirrels-truth-or-tale/

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By chaosjake on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 8:20pm.

There used to be a white squirrel that hung around Jamaica Pond. Anybody seen it lately?

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By John-W on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 9:38pm.

...to Rozzy.

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By miaow on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 9:16am.

I haven't seen him (or her) in a while.

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By bulgingbuick on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 1:49pm.

gentrified the white squirrels out of JP.

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