EXTREMELY RARE Melanistic BLACK FOX SQUIRREL #melanism #blacksquirrel #viral #shorts #funny #fyp

This is an EXTREMELY rare black fox squirrel who was NOT HAPPY with me being in his area. I was tracking a deer when confronted by this angry squirrel defending his territory.

Black squirrels are a melanistic subgroup of squirrels with black coloration on their fur. The phenomenon occurs with several species of squirrels, although it is most frequent with the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger). Black morphs of the eastern gray and fox squirrels are the result of an abnormal pigment gene. Several theories have surfaced as to why the black morph occurs, with some suggesting that the black morph is a selective advantage for squirrels inhabiting the northern ranges of the species, with the black-fur providing a thermal advantage over its non-melanistic counterpart.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_squirrel

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