UK man finds rare albino squirrel after mistakening it for a plastic bag: ‘I’ve never seen one before in my life’

UK man finds rare albino squirrel after mistakening it for a plastic bag: ‘I’ve never seen one before in my life’


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A dad out on a walk went to inspect a ‘moving a plastic bag’ — which turned out to be a rare one-in-100,000 albino squirrel.

Oliver Reynolds, 45, was strolling around Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent, on March 23 when something caught his eye.

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The warehouse worker thought it was a “white bag, a bit of rubbish” at first.

But as he got closer, he saw the ‘bag’ moving — and realized it was a white squirrel with red eyes.

A dad out on a walk went to inspect a ‘moving a plastic bag’ – which turned out to be a rare one-in-100,000 albino squirrel.

Speaking to Sell Us Your Story after the sighting, Oliver said: “I couldn’t believe my eyes, to be honest with you.

“I thought it was a white bag, a bit of rubbish.

“When it started jumping around I thought ‘crikey!’

Oliver Reynolds, 45, was strolling
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