Fess up... My money is on Forbin A purple squirrel captured on Sunday by a couple from Jersey Shore, Pa., has been released back into the wild, AccuWeather.com reports. Jersey Shore residents Percy and Connie Elmert found the squirrel in a humane animal trap they had set in their backyard to catch the pesky critters. Percy would later release the squirrels far from the house so they wouldn't return to the property and get into the birdfeeders. "I kept telling my husband I saw a purple one out in the yard. 'Oh sure you did' he kept telling me," Connie Emert told Accuweather.com. "Well, he checked the trap around noon on Sunday and sure enough, there it was." After keeping the squirrel around for a few days so neighbors could take a look at the strange creature -- who now has accounts on Twitter and Facebook -- Percy Elmert released the squirrel back into the wild Tuesday night. As for why the squirrel was purple, Buzzfeed pointed out that a purple squirrel found in England in 2008 spurred debate among vets and nature experts. "I have never seen anything like it before," wildlife expert Chris Packham told the Telegraph at the time. "Squirrels will chew anything even if it's obviously inedible. It is possible he has been chewing on a purple ink cartridge and then groomed that coloring into his fur." But the squirrel's uniform color would seem to rule out the paint theory. Krish Pillai, a professor at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, commented on Accuweather.com that the squirrel's color should not be taken lightly
I dont know...Maybe Mrs. A she seems like the type of gal to dye squirrels to make the world a more beautiful place
He's adorable!! The most squirrel-coloring I've done is when I hit one in the belly with a red paintball. He was annoying the other squirrels and steeling all the seeds, I felt he needed branding.
There was an albino squirrel that lived in a tree in our property back in the 80's, my mom fed it and tried to keep it as a pet
See, only time I've heard of a purple squirrel was in reference to when employers post horrendously specific job requirements no one actually meets. These mystical perfect employees are called purple squirrels. And what if he was dyed the way flowers are dyed really bright colors at the grocery store. Drank lots of purple food dye? Here's his friend, Squirrel Smurf!
