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Eastern Gray Squirrel (melanistic)

Sciurus carolinensis

Description:

This is a black squirrel a baby of the mama black squirrel that has a nest in my silver maple tree. Apparently it is a grey squirrel with a genetic mutation. The babies were mixed colors, some grey some black.

Habitat:

Lives in a Silver Maple tree

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Maryland, USA

Spotted on Sep 22, 2013
Submitted on Sep 22, 2013

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