In March I visited Hudson, Wisconsin and was amazed to see not just gray squirrels cavorting in the woods behind my mom's new home, but also a white squirrel. What the heck? Time for a bit of Inquiry research! (updated July 2019)
Nobody seemed to know too much about them--except that they were regulars in the neighborhood and they were considered to be (silver-haired) retired squirrels. Since then, my mom has spotted two white squirrels plus a black squirrel in her backyard, and I too have seen both versions on subsequent visits. I also was able to sneak up close enough to see the eye color of the white squirrel on my most recent visit, so...
I present to you my findings (and updates) and advice on:
Nobody seemed to know too much about them--except that they were regulars in the neighborhood and they were considered to be (silver-haired) retired squirrels. Since then, my mom has spotted two white squirrels plus a black squirrel in her backyard, and I too have seen both versions on subsequent visits. I also was able to sneak up close enough to see the eye color of the white squirrel on my most recent visit, so...
I present to you my findings (and updates) and advice on:
Legend: the dots represent observations gathered from Citizen Science reports;
if you see a white squirrel, let Rob know by filling in this form.
if you see a white squirrel, let Rob know by filling in this form.
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| redeyes.pdf |
Rob Nelson, squirrelologist for Untamed Science, talks about his research and findings=enjoy
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