A Squirrel of a Different Color
Uploaded: August 18, 2020 | Entered: August 18, 2020 06:38:59
White Squirrel at White Oak Lake in Arkansas in 2005 The rare white morph of the eastern grey squirrel has black eyes and can have a mix of white and grey coat. Similar to albino squirrels, white eastern grey squirrels owe their unique coat color to their genes. But, unlike albino squirrels who have a mutation on the gene coding for pigmentation, western grey squirrels actually have a gene that codes for a white coat! Despite having this 'white coat' gene, it still only occurs very rarely because being so brightly colored makes a squirrel less able to blend in amongst the trees and thus more visible to predators.
Exif: Camera: Canon Canon EOS-1D Mark II; Shutter Speed: 1/200; Aperture: f/8.0; ISO: 400; Orientation: 1; Date: 2020:08:16 11:32:30
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