The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
Image 01 - A Black fur squirrel
We just saw the black fur squirrel in our neighborhood, quite rare to see this color as far as we remember.
I tried to search through internet, interestingly, the sources said that the squirrel is origin from Eastern gray squirrel breeding with genetic variation process called as "melanism."
The pigmen which is called "Melanin" has a role to control dark color in organisms. By production of more melanin means more dark color in parts such as fur, scales, skin, eyes or hair.
Image 02 - Not black fur, illustration
What fur colors have you ever seen squirrels in your areas?
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Lovely squirrels !
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
Curious, the color of the squirrels in my area is reddish brown (Sciurus vulgaris) it is curious to see those contrasts of colors.
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We saw reddish in here too...
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Have never seen one...just the brown one.
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
Linda ardilla. Te mando un beso.
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Squirrels always look cute to me.
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
Black squirrels are so striking and beautiful — it must have been such a nice surprise to see one in your neighborhood. I’ve mostly seen gray squirrels where I live, but every once in a while I spot a reddish-brown one. It's fascinating how genetic variations like melanism can create such unique appearances in wildlife. Thank you for sharing this rare and wonderful moment!
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São muito fofos eles, bjs.
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
We have mostly brown fur squirrels but I have seen the dark fur ones in other cities.
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These squirrels you showed are not found in the Netherlands. The ones that do live here are the Sciurus vulgaris, also called the red or common squirrel. Its fur, as its name suggests, is reddish-brown. Adults are between 20 and 30 centimeters tall. They have a large fluffy tail that is almost as long as their body. I wrote once about them on my nature website.
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
La ardilla es un animal que a mi particularmente me gusta , siempre que las he visto han sido grises
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
Qué bonitas!!
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Purtroppo nella mia zona non ci sono scoiattoli, ma mi piacerebbe tanto vederli un giorno.
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
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ReplyDeleteI have never seen a black squirrel. We only have the red species, but some have black tails!
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rare type ....
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I didn’t know black squirrels were just gray ones with extra melanin. It’s amazing how a genetic variation can create such striking differences in appearance.
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
I haven't seen any black squirrels.
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Preciosas las ardillita, me encantó
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
i have never seen a black squirrel...our squirrels are gray. cool info i did not know!!
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It is great to see the rare black squirrel in your neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteWe only see the gray squirrels here. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.
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The common fur color of squirrels is gray in our city, Baton Rouge. It is Eastern Gray squirrel species.
Interesting to learn about melanism in squirrels! We mostly have the usual gray-brown squirrels around here.
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