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Kingston squirrels are my muse.

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Rabies on February 7, 2014 at 17:09:18 UTC

Wow! I saw this on the front page, I've never seen a black squirrel before!
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  Student on February 7, 2014 at 17:14:44 UTC
  
  They're actually Eastern Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) that have a melanistic mutation. You'll find them all over Ontario, Quebec, and in the midwest.
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    Rabies on February 7, 2014 at 17:17:31 UTC
    
    Cool, I've seen the grey squirrels with the red mutation but never black.
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Snowberry on February 7, 2014 at 17:14:22 UTC

Whooaaa... I thought black squirrels were a myth! It's so handsome/gorgeous. ;A;
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  Student on February 7, 2014 at 17:15:30 UTC
  
  They're everywhere here. They're literally climbing out of garbage cans. I love it.
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  Gamedog on May 19, 2014 at 03:04:38 UTC
  
  Where I live, 90% of the squirrels you see are fully black, it's the grey ones that are less common, hahaha
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Aerys on February 14, 2014 at 20:09:10 UTC

Such contemplation. Very zen. Wow

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