Most of the Squirrels in the Museum Gardens are a little bit cautious but the one in the bottom photo was very confident chasing tourists for food. One Indian lady was very disturbed by his pushy manner and every time she backed away he took a few steps closer to her. Eventually something spooked him and he ran off but was soon back demanding tit bits.
2 comments:
the squirrels in york appear to be bigger than the ones we have in s'pore.
Hi YG,
yes they are probably two or three times the size of the squirrels you get in Asia. These are American grey squirrels which were introduced from America and have led to the decimation of the local red squirrel population. They are carriers of virus that kills the red squirrel. Latest news though is that amongst the few small populations of the red squirrel there are some individuals that have a genetic immunity to the virus. With luck it could mean that the native red squirrel does not die out completely.
J.
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