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> Has anyone seen Albino Squirrels?  I have visited a friend in
> Columbus, Ohio, and her neighborhood has a multitude of
> white squirrels!!  Studies have even been done on why there
> is such a concentration of them in that area.  They sure are
> different looking--and are they ever skinny & runty looking.
> They have to really fight for any food they get and they
> other squirrels seem to treat them differently (quite rude,
> in fact!!).

A suburb of Cincinnati (Pleasant Ridge) has an abundance of white
squirrels.  They are not runts, but are every bit as large and
furry as their grey sisters and brothers.  There are many of
them--the population is probably about 20% white and 75% grey.
They mate with the greys and produce mixed litters.

I never tried to get close enough to see their eyes to see if
they are true albinos or are simply white squirrels, like the
white tigers of the Cincinnati Zoo (now THERE's a sight you
should see--larger than a typical orange Bengal and beautifully
marked--they'll take your breath away).

                                Joyce Andrews (ihnp4!inuxd!jla)

> > Has anyone seen Albino Squirrels?  I have visited a friend in
> > Columbus, Ohio, and her neighborhood has a multitude of
> > white squirrels!!  Studies have even been done on why there
> > is such a concentration of them in that area.  They sure are
> > different looking--and are they ever skinny & runty looking.
> > They have to really fight for any food they get and they
> > other squirrels seem to treat them differently (quite rude,
> > in fact!!).
> 
> A suburb of Cincinnati (Pleasant Ridge) has an abundance of white
> squirrels.  They are not runts, but are every bit as large and
> furry as their grey sisters and brothers.  There are many of
> them--the population is probably about 20% white and 75% grey.
> They mate with the greys and produce mixed litters.
> 
> I never tried to get close enough to see their eyes to see if
> they are true albinos or are simply white squirrels, like the
> white tigers of the Cincinnati Zoo (now THERE's a sight you
> should see--larger than a typical orange Bengal and beautifully
> marked--they'll take your breath away).
> 
>                                 Joyce Andrews (ihnp4!inuxd!jla)

Just wanted to add that white tigers are not limited to the Cincinnati
zoo -- there are a number of beautiful ones at the National Zoo in
Washington, D.C., and I believe elsewhere as well.

> > > Has anyone seen Albino Squirrels?  I have visited a friend in
> > > ...
> > 
> > A suburb of Cincinnati (Pleasant Ridge) has an abundance of white
> > ...
> 
> Just wanted to add that white tigers are not limited to the Cincinnati
> ...

I think it is interesting that this news group has turned into 
net.rec.squirrel and net.rec.tiger, I went BIRD watching the other 
day, and actually saw some BIRDS!!!!  A sharp shinned hawk, ( A lifer 
for me!! ) an Osprey, right here in San Diego, and various other
winged wonders.  

Oh yes, I saw a brown squirrel and a few white tigers, but, so has
everyone else in the nation. :-)

				Stanley Acton

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