The DU Lounge

Donkees

(32,507 posts) Fri Jan 3, 2025, 06:54 AM Jan 3

Tricolor Squirrel, Central Park NYC

Photos: Alex Critelli

Photo: Lotus Winnie Lee

17 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Tricolor Squirrel, Central Park NYC (Original Post) Donkees Jan 3 OP

I think that's a squnk. /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 3 #1

Ha! Ray Bruns Jan 3 #2

Serial! 2naSalit Jan 3 #3

If they have scent glands everything just changed Red Mountain Jan 3 #4

Right? 2naSalit Jan 3 #5

Squirrel MadameButterfly Jan 4 #17

If that's a female boonecreek Jan 3 #6

We have solid white squirrels in the eastern Transylvania County (Brevard) area of NC. Bo Zarts Jan 3 #7

What a beautiful creature! enigmania Jan 3 #8

One of the best things in my life was raising a baby squirrel that fell out of a tree being removed next door mdbl Jan 3 #9

I pay good money to have that same streak put in my hair. nt Laffy Kat Jan 3 #10

He could be a school mascot. milestogo Jan 3 #11

That is so beautiful. Thank you Donkees for posting. debm55 Jan 3 #12

I wonder snot Jan 3 #13

Photo of tricolor ''Prevost's'' squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) at Prospect Park Wildlife Center, NYC Donkees Jan 3 #14

We had black squirrels when we lived in Maryland Wicked Blue Jan 3 #15

Remarkable!!! calimary Jan 3 #16

bucolic_frolic

(47,899 posts)

1. I think that's a squnk. /nt

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 07:18 AM

Jan 3

Ray Bruns

(4,781 posts)

2. Ha!

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 07:31 AM

Jan 3

2naSalit

(94,012 posts)

3. Serial!

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 07:35 AM

Jan 3

It's the elusive skunk-squirrel!

Red Mountain

(1,949 posts)

4. If they have scent glands everything just changed

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:05 AM

Jan 3

2naSalit

(94,012 posts)

5. Right?

Reply to Red Mountain (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:15 AM

Jan 3

I'm thinking that I don't want to know!

MadameButterfly

(2,096 posts)

17. Squirrel

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 01:10 AM

Jan 4

The skunk we had once had a different shaped head and bodly. But the white stripe does look skunk-like

boonecreek

(326 posts)

6. If that's a female

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:44 AM

Jan 3

I hope Pepe Le Pew isn't around.

Bo Zarts

(25,760 posts)

7. We have solid white squirrels in the eastern Transylvania County (Brevard) area of NC.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 08:55 AM

Jan 3

They are white, not albino. I'd love to see some hybrids with the ubiquitous gray squirrels around here, but I never have. I'd also like to see a DNA analysis of that Tricolor squirrel.

enigmania

(238 posts)

8. What a beautiful creature!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 09:18 AM

Jan 3

I say this as a long time orphaned baby squirrel rehabber and furry tetrapod lover.

mdbl

(5,557 posts)

9. One of the best things in my life was raising a baby squirrel that fell out of a tree being removed next door

Reply to enigmania (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 09:47 AM

Jan 3

We had a great time with it until 16 weeks when we acclimated it to the wild. That alone took 2 weeks as he didn't want to leave at first. It wasn't until another squirrel about his size came around. We never saw him at the house again.