'Rare Critter' Spotted Climbing Trees At Colorado State Park, Video Shows
A “rare critter” was spotted climbing trees at a Colorado state park, and a park ranger captured it on video. White squirrels in North America are almost always a variation of an eastern gray squirrel, according to the White Squirrel Institute. Leucistic squirrels typically have a fully white coat and dark eyes.
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Video shows a rarely seen white squirrel jumping up a tree at Staunton State Park. "Ranger Dale spotted a leucistic squirrel at Staunton State Park," Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said on Twitter. "Leucistic animals lack pigment over all or part of their bodies." A Colorado park ranger spotted a rare white squirrel. Colorado Parks and Wildlife/Ranger Dale.