what color are your squirrels? - Page 2

Hoof Hearted · 11-22-2006, 03:53 PM

Gray squirrels here. The ones in CA where I grew up were a sandy brown color, but they were ground squirrels. The ones here in GA are tree squirrels.

I recently saw pics of what looked like a "pinto" marked deer, red with white splotches. I would venture to say that the mismarked white are recessive genes and the lack of carniverous predators to seek out the 'different' and human hunters to seek the 'perfect' are what are allowing these mutations to proliferate.

Isn't there a town that advertises their "white squirrels" as a bit of a tourist attraction?
hh

Shawnee123 · 11-22-2006, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoof Hearted

Isn't there a town that advertises their "white squirrels" as a bit of a tourist attraction?
hh

Yes, there are, HH. I was looking this up earlier and saw a few towns who tout their "albino" squirrel population. Funny enough, some of these folks went on and on about their albino squirrels, saying the only difference was their eyes are black.

It's been a few years since college biology and Punnet Squares (I loved those) but I believe albinism is a complete lack of pigment, including the eyes (which would look pink.) Any biologists know for sure?

DucksNuts · 11-22-2006, 04:07 PM

OMG - another thread I cant participate in because we dont have farkin squirrels.

The people I stay with in MO are always highly amused at my fascination with the little fellas...they are all like "ohh look at how much aussies like squirrels".

Woodpeckers, they are another thing that keep me enthralled for hours.

Shawnee123 · 11-22-2006, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

OMG - another thread I cant participate in because we dont have farkin squirrels.

The people I stay with in MO are always highly amused at my fascination with the little fellas...they are all like "ohh look at how much aussies like squirrels".

Woodpeckers, they are another thing that keep me enthralled for hours.

You mean, after all these years, no one has managed to smuggle a couple over in their purse? I mean, they breed like, uh...squirrels.:p

My ex sis-in-law lives in New Zealand and I am fascinated by the vast difference in indigenous animals. How do NZs and OZ critters compare?

Tonchi · 11-22-2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

OMG - another thread I cant participate in because we dont have farkin squirrels.

The people I stay with in MO are always highly amused at my fascination with the little fellas...they are all like "ohh look at how much aussies like squirrels".

OK, then tell us what color your wombats are, that's only fair

warch · 11-22-2006, 04:12 PM

Kent Ohio celebrates their black squirrels.

In Mpls, we have mostly fat urban grays, with an occasional white or black one popping up. I did see a smaller redish one a few weeks back, not sure if it was a teenager, or really a red one, those I usually see in the north woods.

DucksNuts · 11-22-2006, 04:28 PM

No comparison Shawnee - NZ has nothing bitey or that can kill you (being that it just appeared out of the ocean and didnt separate from a *mainland*) and we have some of the most deadly little shitters in the world.

Just coz theyre cute n fluffy doesnt mean they wont eviscerate you in a blink of an eye

NZ doesnt even have nasty spiders or snakes.

Oh and no, no smuggling of cute little squirrels yet. I think they learned their lesson when they decided we needed to bring some rabbits over.

lumberjim · 11-22-2006, 04:31 PM

Oh, that was one
crazy party.

I am hung over.

Tell me about it.

I woke up this morning

and I shit a squirrel.

I mean it.
Literally.

Hell of it is,
damn thing's still alive.

So I got this
shit-covered squirrel

down there in the office.

Don't know what to name it.

I'm sorry, Champ.

I think I ate
your chocolate squirrel.

Undertoad · 11-22-2006, 05:23 PM

Yeah, what color are your toads!

busterb · 11-22-2006, 05:56 PM

The last "squirrel" that was around here was kinda blond.

DucksNuts · 11-22-2006, 06:14 PM

Welllllll, our wombats range from Black to Browny Grey...so squirrel coloured I guess :p

Toads, they are flame coloured when dipped in petrol and used at gold balls

Aliantha · 11-23-2006, 08:06 PM

Gee...I didn't think this thread would really be about squirrels. How depressing.

Toads are disgusting. Stupid scientists.

We have rabbits. They came from Britain. So did the hares...and foxes (they're usually red).

Bloody poms. Someone should blow them all up!

LabRat · 11-27-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Toads are disgusting. Stupid scientists.

WTF does this mean?

Shawnee123 · 11-27-2006, 10:30 AM

Australia had no indigenous toads; they were introduced to the continent to combat cane beetles (unsuccessfully.) Here is the story.

limey · 11-27-2006, 10:38 AM

I think there are still a few pockets of red squirrels all over Britain, but they are the only squirrel we have here on my island. I see them often, either running across the road, or having failed to

. In this context, I can confirm that red squirrels have white tummy fur.
I was told that the Nasty Grey Squirrel came from America ...

11-22-2006, 03:53 PM	#1
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Gray squirrels here. The ones in CA where I grew up were a sandy brown color, but they were ground squirrels. The ones here in GA are tree squirrels. I recently saw pics of what looked like a "pinto" marked deer, red with white splotches. I would venture to say that the mismarked white are recessive genes and the lack of carniverous predators to seek out the 'different' and human hunters to seek the 'perfect' are what are allowing these mutations to proliferate. Isn't there a town that advertises their "white squirrels" as a bit of a tourist attraction? hh __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

11-22-2006, 04:31 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Oh, that was one crazy party. I am hung over. Tell me about it. I woke up this morning and I shit a squirrel. I mean it. Literally. Hell of it is, damn thing's still alive. So I got this shit-covered squirrel down there in the office. Don't know what to name it. I'm sorry, Champ. I think I ate your chocolate squirrel. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-22-2006, 05:56 PM	#10
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	The last "squirrel" that was around here was kinda blond. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-23-2006, 08:06 PM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Gee...I didn't think this thread would really be about squirrels. How depressing. Toads are disgusting. Stupid scientists. We have rabbits. They came from Britain. So did the hares...and foxes (they're usually red). Bloody poms. Someone should blow them all up! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-27-2006, 10:30 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Australia had no indigenous toads; they were introduced to the continent to combat cane beetles (unsuccessfully.) Here is the story. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-22-2006, 04:07 PM	#3
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	OMG - another thread I cant participate in because we dont have farkin squirrels. The people I stay with in MO are always highly amused at my fascination with the little fellas...they are all like "ohh look at how much aussies like squirrels". Woodpeckers, they are another thing that keep me enthralled for hours.

11-22-2006, 04:12 PM	#6
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Kent Ohio celebrates their black squirrels. In Mpls, we have mostly fat urban grays, with an occasional white or black one popping up. I did see a smaller redish one a few weeks back, not sure if it was a teenager, or really a red one, those I usually see in the north woods.

11-22-2006, 04:28 PM	#7
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	No comparison Shawnee - NZ has nothing bitey or that can kill you (being that it just appeared out of the ocean and didnt separate from a mainland) and we have some of the most deadly little shitters in the world. Just coz theyre cute n fluffy doesnt mean they wont eviscerate you in a blink of an eye NZ doesnt even have nasty spiders or snakes. Oh and no, no smuggling of cute little squirrels yet. I think they learned their lesson when they decided we needed to bring some rabbits over.

11-22-2006, 05:23 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yeah, what color are your toads!

11-22-2006, 06:14 PM	#11
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Welllllll, our wombats range from Black to Browny Grey...so squirrel coloured I guess :p Toads, they are flame coloured when dipped in petrol and used at gold balls

11-27-2006, 10:38 AM	#15
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I think there are still a few pockets of red squirrels all over Britain, but they are the only squirrel we have here on my island. I see them often, either running across the road, or having failed to . In this context, I can confirm that red squirrels have white tummy fur. I was told that the Nasty Grey Squirrel came from America ... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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