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Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) eating a peanut on top of a fence post, Badenoch & Strathspey, Scottish Highlands
Britain's native Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) which is declining severely or has disappeared from its old locations in England because of competition from the alien north American Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and the disease (squirrel pox) that the Grey Squirrel carries. Squirrel pox is fatal to Red Squirrels but benign to Grey Squirrels.
Badenoch & Strathspey, Scottish Highlands, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo ID: Red_Squirrel_(Sciurus_vulgaris)_HA_July_14_0191CrsE2A
Photo size: 19.6 Mpixels (56.1 MB uncompressed) - 4086x4800 pixels (13.6x16 in / 34.6x40.6 cm at 300 ppi)
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