Whilst skiing at Serre Chevalier in the French Alps I saw what I would only describe as a black squirrel. This came out of the foliage in front of me and still to this day I continue to wonder whether it was a squirrel or not.
2006-12-01 05:32:31 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
A black squirrel is one of nature’s great “gotcha” moments, as if something shaped like a squirrel couldn’t possibly be that color. Those who have never seen a black squirrel before often describe their first sighting as something magical. Some quite literally doubt their senses.
2006-12-01 05:37:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Black Squirrel France
2017-01-14 14:21:00 · answer #2 · answered by medel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have only heard of red and grey squirrels. Bit of a sore point here in Scotland as the greys have over-run the red population and are spreading a virus which kills the red. The government have decided to introduce a culling policy on the greys to help the reds flourish.
2006-12-01 05:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are known as 'melanistic' squirrels - something to do with genetics and possibly interbreeding. The Botanical Gardens in Berlin has a number of them and they are are a very tame tourist attraction. Your eyes did not deceive you.
The only other possibility is that what you saw was a marmot - check out Google images to confirm this.
2006-12-01 05:39:39 · answer #4 · answered by jabusthexut 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We've seen more and more black squirrels in Northern Indiana. I'm told they originated from Canada. They're pretty, but tend to take over the area they invade.
2006-12-01 05:46:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the common gray squirrel of the United States sometimes occurs in a melanistic (black) phase. They are quite uncommon, but I have seen several.
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2006-12-01 05:50:35 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont think ive seen a black one in my lifetime studies of coloured squirrels, I can positevely say though that in my lifetime, I have seen a ginger one and a lilac one, although im sceptical about the lilac one as it seemed as though someone had painted it, but it ran up a tree before I could confirm this...
2006-12-02 12:49:30 · answer #7 · answered by pop c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, Oxford Georgia. huge black squirrel with huge white nostril and white ear assistance. Scares all of us else far flung from the poultry feeder. bright sleek black colour, makes use of lengthy tail to coloration from the sunlight. purely seen one yet he's a established in our backyard. wish i might want to placed up a image.
2016-11-30 00:37:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only on one of Bill Oddies programmes on tv. I have seen a couple of white ones though. The white gene is in the population in sussex, but its an anti-survival colour and I think the local predators get them. They vanish after a few months.
2006-12-02 04:14:06 · answer #9 · answered by Susan B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen black squirrels as well at white ones in southern Georgia and northern Florida.
2006-12-01 05:42:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋