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SAVING THE DELMARVA PENINSULA FOX SQUIRREL
The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is the largest variety of tree squirrel in North America — with about half its length taken up by its long, exceedingly fluffy tail. Unlike the chattering, ...
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It’s Squirrel Appreciation Day! Yes, that’s actually a thing
In 2001, a wildlife rehabilitator named Christy Hargrove decided squirrels deserved a little respect. So she founded National Squirrel Appreciation Day, which takes place every January 21st. To be ...
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‘I thought it was a cat in a tree.’ It was actually one of NC’s large fox squirrels
“The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel in North Carolina, nearly twice the size of the more common gray squirrel,” said the state’s Facebook post. How big do they get? “When I saw ...
White Squirrel Prognosticator says early spring on the way
The White Squirrel Institute announced that Pisgah Piper, the latest in a line of prognosticating white squirrels, has ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
DESCRIPTION: The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is a large, heavy-bodied tree squirrel with an unusually full, fluffy tail. The fox squirrel is frosty silver to slate gray with a white belly and can ...