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Albino Squirrel hotspot in Sussex. - Idris_A - 11-28-2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-sussex-50575108/white-squirrel-hotspots-investigated-in-sussex
White squirrel 'hotspots' investigated in Sussex
Claire Brimacombe was walking through a park in East Sussex last February, when her eyes suddenly fell on a white squirrel.
After she kept on the seeing the unusual rodent - only one in 100,000 are born albino - in the Alfriston park, she decided to start recording the sightings, noting apparent hotspots for them in the county.
Now a website she set up records white squirrel sightings from across the UK, and Claire has appealed for help in investigating why there seem to be so many across the country.
I wonder if there is a surge in the population of albino squirrels, and if the could be a result of a mutation or an adaptation.
RE: Albino Squirrel hotspot in Sussex. - Chidera Ndukwe - 11-29-2019
I think is probably because theses squirrels may have mates to another species of their classification. Or just like we human when we have an alibino there was probably a mid contradiction with the genetics we have.
RE: Albino Squirrel hotspot in Sussex. - Racheal Edoamen - 11-30-2019
Does this mean that these albino squirrels have come to have a selective advantage over the other breeds of squirrels? Even though that could be a possibility, I find it hard to see how beneficial albinism can be in any situation but hopefully, through the investigation ongoing, more information can be gathered.
RE: Albino Squirrel hotspot in Sussex. - Justin Robertson - 11-30-2019
The genetic mutation of the albino squirrels is quite fascinating. Will this mutation prove to be an advantage to the squirrel or not?