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Brunette squirrels!

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Ana Mon 08-Oct-12 12:13:46

I only knew about the red and grey squirrels - now there are apparently two more.

Brunette squirrel

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Greatnan Mon 08-Oct-12 12:18:30

They are almost black in this part of France.

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annodomini Mon 08-Oct-12 12:43:50

The brown ones I saw in Spain were, I understand, the same genetically, as our reds. The intruder is the grey and, now, its sub-species, the black.

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nonnasusie Mon 08-Oct-12 14:58:25

They are black in this part of Italy too. They are the same species as reds according to an article on the internet!

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Anne58 Mon 08-Oct-12 15:31:45

I saw black ones in Bavaria, then discovered they were pine martens.

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crimson Mon 08-Oct-12 16:00:11

We used to see them when we were camping in Europe in student days. I'd forgotten about them, though.

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Ana Mon 08-Oct-12 16:08:59

Yes, they've been around in Europe for ages, but they're now being seen in the UK too.

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