‘Thought it was a skunk’: Unusual squirrel spotted in Stark County

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – A mail carrier was taken aback on Thursday when she spotted a squirrel with an unusual pattern in Stark County.

Amy Beavers told FOX 8 she was delivering mail in the Hartville area when she noticed the animal.

“I thought it was a skunk at first, then maybe a kitten, but then it stood up and I realized it was a squirrel!” Beavers said.

She shared photos of the critter, which has a white body with a black face, ears, paws and tail.

“I’ve never a squirrel with this color or pattern before,” she told FOX 8.

Last September, a viewer shared photos of another rare squirrel seen in Olmsted Township. That squirrel, however, was completely black with a white tip on its tail.

Animals with rare color pigments have made headlines in the past, including an albino raccoon, turtle and porcupine .

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