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Elusive RARE White Squirrel Spotted at Jamaica Pond

Elusive RARE White Squirrel Spotted at Jamaica Pond by stevegarfield.
The elusive RARE White Squirrel was spotted at Jamaica Pond in Jamaica Plain. This time, out in the open along the water. You never see that.

"Its an Oriental Tree Squirrel with the scientific name Callosciurus finlaysoni (Callosciurus translates as "beautiful squirrel") found in Thailand and other parts of South East Asia. So if you sighted a white squirrel here in North America outside of captivity, its almost certainly a color variant of one of our many native species of the genus Sciurus"

via White Squirell Institute 

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imaclellan  Pro User  says:

Interestingly enough there was a white squirrel running around Tufts yesterday... very cool
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testpatern  Pro User  says:

I lived Pondside for ten years and saw this squirrel many times. I moved overseas last year -- I am delighted to see this little guy is still around!
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stevegarfield  Pro User  says:

Seen here:

bostonist.com/2008/09/30/tuesday_happenings_1 4.php
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Lisa Bettany {Mostly Lisa}  Pro User  says:

such an albino!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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