Along the Ochlockonee the squirrels have mutated to a variation with white coat and dark eyes, some with a distinctive head patch and dorsal stripe. The condition is known as leucistic and the result of a melanin gene. These squirrels are not albinos. They are loved in the park and not strangers to people come up to greet you while you are setting up your campsite. Need I say, Blue thinks they are special as well.
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