Who says white is out after Labor Day?

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.

Black squirrels

By Allstonian
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!

My neighborhood has tons of

By Patricia
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.

Have you seen these crazy things

By Stevil
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

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.

Great.

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

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

White Squirrels

By Kelly
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-squir...

Who says white is out after Labor Day?

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Adorable!

White squirrels

global warming

global cooling

Black squirrels

My neighborhood has tons of

Have you seen these crazy things

Cuteness Factor

Great.

White Squirrels

There used to be a white

he moved....

I remember that squirrel

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