Comments on: Brooklyn’s White Wonder

By: jessica hull

jessica hull — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:05:32 +0000

i live in oneida ny and have a white squirrel out back of my house. he is there every morning when i get up.

By: Ann larkin

Ann larkin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:10:42 +0000

i haven’t seen the white squirrel – but my sister took a picture of it her backyard. Just saw it! We live in Croton on Hudson NY. Growing up in the Bronx I saw black squirrels many times. This is the first time I have heard of white squirrels.

By: frankie

frankie — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:10:33 +0000

hi friends
i saw two white squirrell friends this morning around jackson tennessee

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:42:24 +0000

I hope to some day see a white squirrel. Where I live we have black squirrels, some people are amazed to see them. I guess they are kind of rare. I used to think everyone had black squirrels like the brown ones. I have heard of Olney, IL that has the white ones. Thats south of us.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 16 May 2007 22:44:20 +0000

Ah, the squirrel wars! Here’s an intersting link for you to ponder. There are towns proclaiming themsleves the “White Squirrel Capital of the World”. Bare in mind some of the white squirrels are not albinos but of a unique breed. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/squirrels.html

By: Johnna

Johnna — Wed, 16 May 2007 22:22:33 +0000

I once heard years ago that capital cities around the world practice sharing squirrels. That is they take native squirrels from one country and send some to another, as a form of ambassodorship or something like that. Squirrel amabassodors!! Being from Maryland originally, I was used to seeing white, black, blue, gray, spotted, brown, all kinds of weirds squirrels. Some as small as chipmunks others as large as rabbits (the one in the photo is rather larger). I’m sure over the years the squirrels have mirgrated across the country. Not sure if this tale is true, but it could explain the strange sighting.

By: nadarine

nadarine — Wed, 16 May 2007 21:12:03 +0000

As a Minnesotan, I can vouch for the white squirrel phenomenon- Loring Park not only has one albino squirrel, but TWO all-black squirrels. I like to think that they govern the park as a trifecta.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 16 May 2007 20:59:19 +0000

White squirrels legendarily reside in the park grounds surrounding the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health on Queen Street West, in Toronto, ON, which seems like a bit of a mean trick to play on the in-patients…

By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 16 May 2007 18:50:51 +0000

Very cute! I hope some day I am fortunate enough to see a white squirrel!

By: beau

beau — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:31:58 +0000

Poor fellow has probably been eaten by now. Albinos have terrible eyesight which is a real bummer when there are plenty of things lurking around that want to eat them. We get them in UK too BTW