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From: "Jim Lewis"
Subject: [IBC] evil squirrels!


I haven't been following this thread but it's my understanding
that the
black eastern squirrel is just a grey squirrel in a different
color
phase..... the farther south one goes the less likely the black
color phase
is to occur... I'm not certain if that's recessive gene stuff
or what.


Yes. That's so.
Jim Lewis

No, As Art Krummel stated in a post ( Art lives near me and is in our
local club) OUR black squirrels come from Kent State University directly
about 20 minutes north of me and 10 minutes north of Art). They were
brought here by a research prof. in the late 40's/early 50's from
frica( If I remember the folk lore correct) I believe. and they are slowly
moving their range outward. I rarely see them at my neighborhood but there
are a few. The KSU campus is filled with them. They are a pretty dark
black.
Regards,
Dale Cochoy

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