In Marysville, Kan., black squirrels are considered so precious they have the right of way at all traffic crossings. In Olney, Ill., drivers that run over or maim a white squirrel can be slapped ...

Only one in 10,000 squirrels are said to have black fur. ... She previously covered community news and breaking news at the Austin American-Statesman for three years.

But its tormenter, the American grey squirrel, ... The black squirrel is of the same species as the grey bushy-tailed creatures familiar from park and woodland walks.

There are 285 species of squirrels in the world, ranging in size from African pygmy squirrel to Alpine marmot — a ground dweller about twice the size of its American marmot relative, the woodchuck.

The black squirrel has spent the last century colonizing the District of Columbia—-even earning its own Adams Morgan hotspot—-and it’s made its rounds around the rest of the United States, too.

Black squirrels are the result of "interbreeding" between their grey cousins and the North American fox squirrel, a study has concluded. Research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology found the ...

Black squirrels exist in urban pockets across North America, but they have long enjoyed celebrity status in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where they make up roughly half of the local squirrel population ...

Black squirrels are the result of "interbreeding" between their grey cousins and the North American fox squirrel, a study has concluded. Research published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, external ...