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From: wsmith@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Black Squirrels
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Date: 3 Feb 88 00:00:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu!wsmith    Feb  2 18:00:00 1988


I hope this is close enough to a "bio" question so that someone may be able
to help me find an answer.

Where I went to high school in Indiana, there are two towns separated by maybe 
5 miles.  In both of these towns there are "Black Squirrels".  They are 
smaller than normal squirrels and are not found in any of the surronding 
areas of Indiana.  When I talked to some of my friends in the area they 
said that the squirrels are descendants of squirrels imported a long time ago.
I would like to find out where they came from.  What kind of resources are 
there to help me find out what part of the world the squirrels are native?

Bill Smith
pur-ee!uiucdcs!wsmith
wsmith@a.cs.uiuc.edu