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‘I thought it was a cat in a tree.’ It was actually one of NC’s large fox squirrels
“The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel in North Carolina, nearly twice the size of the more common gray squirrel,” said the state’s Facebook post. How big do they get? “When I saw ...
Charlotte Observer6y
We have 2-foot-long squirrels? NC biologists posted a photo of one and it’s huge
State officials identified the animal as a fox squirrel that can grow 26 inches long (head to tail) and weigh nearly 3 pounds. That’s about a foot taller than a beagle, according to the American ...
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NATURAL HISTORY
DESCRIPTION: The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is a large, heavy-bodied tree squirrel with an unusually full, fluffy tail. The fox squirrel is frosty silver to slate gray with a white belly and can ...
Eden Prairie Local News3d
On the trail of Florida’s elusive fox squirrel
Stan Tekiela recounts his search for Florida’s elusive Sherman’s fox squirrel, highlighting its habitat, behavior, and ...
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Western Gray Squirrels Granted Washington State Endangered Status
OLYMPIA, Wash.— The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission today voted to uplist western gray squirrels from threatened to endangered under the state’s endangered species act. Population estimates ...