Black Squirrel Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/4/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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I thought I would name some caches after some of the critters that you may spot out here on the W.C.T. Some are more abundant than others. Keep your eyes open, you never know what you may sneak up on!


The black squirrel is a melanistic subgroup of the Eastern Gray Squirrel. They are common in the Midwestern United States, Ontario, Quebec, and in parts of the Northeastern United States.

As a melanistic variety of the Eastern Gray Squirrel, individual black squirrels can exist wherever gray squirrels live. Gray mating pairs may produce black offspring, and in areas with high concentrations of black squirrels, mixed litters are common. The black subgroup seems to have been dominant throughout North America prior to the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century, since their dark color helped them hide in virgin forests which tended to be very dense and shaded. As time passed, hunting and deforestation led to biological advantages for gray colored individuals. Today, the black subgroup is particularly abundant in the northern part of the Eastern Gray Squirrel's range. This is likely due to the significantly increased cold tolerance of black individuals which lose less heat than grays. Black individuals also enjoy concealment advantages in denser northern forests.

Though black squirrels are common or dominant in many areas of North America, their overall rarity (perhaps as few as 1 in 10,000) has caused many towns, cities, colleges, and universities to take special pride in their populations of black squirrels. Several cities and towns in the United States make efforts to publicly promote their local populations of black squirrels.




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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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