Saturday, August 3, 2024

August 3, 2024

I am known as a Fox Squirrel
I'm grey, but some of my relatives are black
I have sharp, recurved claws for climbing
"Recurved" just means they point back.

Location: Howard Marsh Metropark, Curtice, OH

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sciurus_niger/

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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