August 11, 2009

Washington, DC

Eeeewwwww......

The Smithsonian brought the black squirrel to DC back in 1902 from Ontario. They thought the grey squirrel was going to be extinct... decimated by hunting so... they were trying to restore the local population... Scientists say the black variety now comprises 5 to 25 percent of the squirrels in some neighborhoods.

Learn something new every day...