Albinos are more frequent than in many rodents. Adults weigh 454-681 g (1-1.5 lb). The deciduous forests of the eastern half of North America provide optimum habitat for the gray squirrel, but the ...

“Squirrels are remarkably good at what they do,” said John L. Koprowski, co-author of the book “North American Tree Squirrels ...

The sighting took us down somewhat of a rabbit hole that landed us on a website for the city of Brevard, North Carolina, ...

A buffy or white eye-ring is present in all seasons. This common tree squirrel of the Adirondacks is about half the size of a gray squirrel, and is stouter, longer, and lacks the dorsal stripes of the ...

These squirrels are not albinos, but rather a variant of the eastern gray squirrel. A legend says Brevard’s white squirrels came to be because of an overturned carnival truck in Florida.

Wildlife biologists are concerned about the decline in the woodrat population because they’re a key part of mountain ecosystems.

Fox squirrels are found throughout the eastern United States, but there are several subspecies, including the Sherman’s ...

Population estimates for the squirrel range from 450 to 1,400 individuals — a critically small population ... Western gray squirrels superficially resemble invasive eastern gray squirrels, but they ...

There are many critters designated by law to symbolize North Carolina. For example, we have an official state bird (red cardinal); reptile (Eastern box turtle); horse (Colonial Spanish mustang); mollu ...