Black squirrels, while still comparatively rare, are becoming more common throughout the Bay Area. ... It was somewhat smaller than a red tree squirrel, and its tail was not quite as bushy.

Red squirrels, gray squirrels ... The squirrel population is diverse: jet black ones with skinny tails and pudgy gray ones with bushier tails, and occasionally one or two with curious coloring.

Black, Red or Dead: How Omaha Became a Hub for Black Squirrel Scholarship Three taxidermied penguins preside over Room 426 in Allwine Hall, standing atop a row of metal cabinets in the back corner ...

The red squirrel’s appearance varies seasonally. The paler, reddish to olive gray coat of summer includes a black line along each side, and creamy white or buffy underparts. In the winter, reddish ...

The black hue of the squirrel’s fur might allow it to blend in with shaded areas and afford protection from predators such as coyotes, foxes and red-tailed hawks.

The black squirrel is of the same species as the grey bushy-tailed creatures familiar from park and woodland walks. Its dark coat is the result of a naturally occurring mutation of the gene that ...