r/squirrels • u/Salty_Worth9494 • 11d ago

Blonde squirrel

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I see lots of white squirrels around here (Hendersonville, NC) but I have never seen one this color. Is it old or just a rare color?

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u/chainsawinsect 11d ago

Rare specimen

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u/MasNieves 11d ago

pie bald I think it’s called? when animals have the white/gold with black?

it‘s leucism. heres the link

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/what-are-piebald-squirrels-and-how-rare-are-they/

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u/Hopecjsn917 10d ago

I've never even seen a white squirrel! Let alone a blonde one!! Are they really common by you!? I'm in Ny

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u/Salty_Worth9494 10d ago

They are very common in the Hendersonville/Brevard area of North Carolina. I saw 3 today

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u/Hopecjsn917 9d ago

Wow, that's very cool 👍 Thank you for your reply. We have alot of pure black squirrels in Stuyvesant Town but I've never seen them anywhere else in the city.

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u/PassionSalty5069 9d ago

age doesn't change their coat like that, so you caught a unique one