I was trying out a new search engine, Million Short (which allows you to
easily exclude the top N websites) and while trying it out, I came across
this:
There are a few towns in the US, though, that have very high numbers of
white squirrels. This could be for a few reasons. First, predators in towns
tend to be low. This cancels out the negative selection against the white
morph. Sometimes in towns, a few neighbors will also select against the
normal coloration of eastern grey squirrel. Yes, that happens. After a few
generations, all you get are whites, and they can spread to the rest of the
town! Fascinating!
The Big 5 White Squirrel Towns
- Marionville, MO (read)
- Brevard, NC
- Olney, Il
- Kenton, TN
- Exeter, Ontario Canada (web)
The White
and Albino Squirrel Phenomenon + New US Maps!
It's interesting that there are quite a few “Home of the White Squirrel”
across the country.
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