Originally Posted by
hueyhoolihan
probably a fake. did you check? ALL fur is fake now-a-days AFAIK...
Ha! Yeah, I sent the photo to my wife. She replied, what makes you think it's not a black squirrel? (it's the same size). By this time, I'll admit: I wasn't even sure any more! I'm not much of a naturalist, though she is. But she also sent the photo to a friend of hers who's a really good naturalist, who confirmed my hunch right away. Not much later, my wife and I got in the car and went and got it.
Why? you may ask. I'm kinda wondering that myself... could make a nice hat, but I suspect it'll be taxidermied and displayed in her classroom.