white squirrels

[kiley9806]

my husbands small home town of Exeter Ontario is known for having the worlds only non-albino white squirrels, believed to be the result of a genetic mutation in the early 20th century. i got these 2 snapsots of them when we visited in the summer of 07.

[tomorrowstreasures]

Actually - in Long Grove, IA, there was a clan of the white squirrels. This was quite a long time ago, I am not sure if any are still there. I am so glad you caught this as an image! They are awesome to see!

http://www.mtbdirt.com.au/home/smf/Smileys/classic/photo.gif

[Ben H]

We had a white squirrel visiting us last year - he was cute. I'll dig out some pics shortly...

[Ben H]

Say Hi to Arthur...

http://www.benhall.co.uk/pics/arthur.jpg

[kiley9806]

im sure the pack of whities in long grove are the same as the guy ben has pictured - albino. all the ones in exeter are actually born white, not as a fluke like albino-ism... you can tell by their dark eyes. albinos all have the red eyes...
nice capture though ben - love how he is standing up & the grass is crossed so modestly in front of his 'privates' ;)

[tomorrowstreasures]

Whoops - missed the non - albino part -:o
Since I never saw them upclose, I can't comment on the eye color - either way - too cool for words! :)

Ben - What a cutie pie!