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True albino squirrels have pink eyes. The melanin pigment which controls fur, scale, skin, hair and eye color has been turned off by a recessive gene. Leucism is often mistaken for albinism. Leucistic animals, such as white lions, are white or very pale, with dark eyes and some pigmentation, for example ghost markings. Chinchilla is sometimes mistaken for albinism, but is caused by a different mutation that affects the distribution of pigment on the hair shaft.

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White Squirrel

Date Submitted: December 28, 2008

Observer: Josh Simons

Observation Date: 5/8/04

Observation Time: 8:00 a.m.

Observation Location: Moose Hill Parkway

Plant or Animal? Animal

Common Name: White Squirrel (leucistic, variation of the Eastern Gray Squirrel)

Scientific Name: Sciurus carolinensis

Red Squirrel

Comments: None

More Information: White Squirrel Research Institute and Jamaica Pond's Albino Gray Squirrel

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