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Black squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

Description:

This guy has what looks like a scar around his back. Long hair in the back and short hair in the front

Habitat:

Surrounded by maple trees in an urban area.

Notes:

Likes peanuts. Pretty tame.

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4 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

could be hybrid?

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Yes Nicholas its very beautiful mammal. I really amazed to know a squirrel can be black.

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

A real Beauty man..

jjharri2
jjharri2 12 years ago

How cute! When I lived in North Dakota, we had a few black squirrels come to our bird feeder. Now that I live in North Carolina, I haven't really seen any.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on May 19, 2011
Submitted on May 19, 2011

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