Colour to dye fur..WOULD hue believe it? This grey squirrel grey squirrel Noun a grey-furred squirrel, native to E North America but now common in Britain is actually the colour purple. The animal caused a stir when it popped up at a school. Staff and pupils are trying to work out how he got his colour. Mike Edwards, an English teacher at Meoncross school, in Stubbington, Hants, said: "Its fur actually looks purple all the way through. It's an absolute mystery." TV wildlife expert Chris Packham Chris Packham (born 4 May 1961,<ref name='imdb' /> Southampton,<ref name='io' /> Hampshire) is an English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author. said: "It is possible he has chewed on a discarded ink cartridge and groomed the colouring into his fur." 1876 The year in which grey squirrels were brought here from the United States |
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