shot by my sister, 12/29/2025

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[–] 51 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Was it really necessary for your sister to shoot it? :(

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Oh I'm sorry, I thought this was America. I'm not allowed to defend myself?

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    The urge to want to dig in and eat, but the need to make sure no one is going to eat you. What a tough predicament.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago* (5 children)

    Hey, you/your sister should submit a report of this squirrel spotting!

    https://untamedscience.com/biodiversity/white-squirrel/

    There's an effort to map where white squirrels are showing up in North America. We did some research after seeing one in our neighborhood a few years back - like this one, ours wasn't albino, which you can differentiate because squirrels with albinism have red eyes.

    Edit: this lil guy is probably better off in the snow than otherwise, better camouflage! 😍

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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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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    Neat! I’ve never seen a white squirrel before:)

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  • [–] 20 points 10 months ago

    Such a cute squirrel. Why did your sister shoot it?

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago*

    I found my nuts. Stop watching, ya perv.

    (He’s beautiful)

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Is this in Olney, IL, Home of the White Squirrels?

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I would have thought they were hibernating. He must not have collected enough nuts inside his tree storage.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Tree squirrels don't hibernate.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    It sure looks like you baited this squirrel with something to keep it still for your video…

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