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Albino Squirrel in South London (lemmy.stad.social)

submitted 2 years ago by i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk to c/squirrels

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.stad.social/post/21946

Sorry about the poor picture quiality, but this was well past a reasonable zoom level for my phone.

Apparently, bout 1 in 100k squirrels are born with albinism, which given there are millions of squirrels in the UK alone means there are likely tens of them in the country at any one time. Saw this one in the same park a few times a few years back.

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[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

(should just point out this isn't my photo or details - just a crosspost)

[–] Koto@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Thank you for pointing it out and of course crossposting, love this kind of content! 🐿️

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've posted my crappy albino squirrel photo in the original comments 🐿️

[–] Koto@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, it looks like it is either digging up its secret stash or burying it where no one can see!

Thank you for linking, fun to see them in motion always!

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it was probably just running away from me!

[–] Koto@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Could be hehe, I heard they are shy little creatures.