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White Squirrel (i.imgur.com)
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shot by my sister, 12/29/2025

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[–] [S] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

But doesn't the white colouring also make them have to work harder to stay warm? I figured that was why we always saw so many black squirrels in Ontario. Never see the hawks target them either, they fight back and mob predators.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Well I'm not sure about that, but that's a good point...

    Polar bears have translucent hair that looks white, and black skin. Looks like black squirrels have black skin. So maybe it depends if this white squirrel still has black skin underneath 🤷‍♀️ I'm going to tell myself that the lil guy will be fine because that's a happier ending 😅

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Never see the hawks target them either, they fight back and mob predators.

    Ooh cool! So just the other day, my husband saw a hawk grab a grey squirrel. And a squirrel buddy came over and attacked the hawk and rescued the first squirrel!! We've never seen or heard of anything like that before. These were grey squirrels.

    Maybe squirrels are a lot more roughty toughty than I've been giving them credit for! 😁

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