Albino Squirrel hotspot in Sussex.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-s...-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.

[Chidera Ndukwe]

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.

[Racheal Edoamen]

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.

[Justin Robertson]

The genetic mutation of the albino squirrels is quite fascinating. Will this mutation prove to be an advantage to the squirrel or not?