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Black Eastern Gray Squirrel (melanistic)

Sciurus carolinensis

Photo by 123kathryn321
Published on Project Noah
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43.6491, -79.4848

Field Notes

Description:

Relatively large for a squirrel, with a black coat and lighter brown tail.

Habitat:

A busy park on top of a garbage can, scrounging for scrapping in the trash.

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