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Description
Seen in the Hall of Small North American Mammals, near Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals, at the American Museum of Natural History. In the snowy forest of the Kaibab National Forest of Arizona, this Abert's squirrel (an individual of an isolated population on Arizona’s mile-high Kaibab Plateau) perches on a snowed branch. Even though this being in the month of October (part of the season of Autumn), snow is already present. The perky ears of the Abert's squirrel grows tassels, which are the tufts of hair. Since tree squirrels don’t hibernate (no matter what pop culture or tv tells you), this species is kept warm by a longer winter coat, topped by tassels, while it forages in the high, snowy habitat it's adapted to. Due to being separated for thousands of years, the Kaibab population have their tails white instead of gray (which is usual in other members and populations of the species.

Description
Seen in the Hall of Small North American Mammals, near Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals, at the American Museum of Natural History. In the snowy forest of the Kaibab National Forest of Arizona, this Abert's squirrel (an individual of an isolated population on Arizona’s mile-high Kaibab Plateau) perches on a snowed branch. Even though this being in the month of October (part of the season of Autumn), snow is already present. The perky ears of the Abert's squirrel grows tassels, which are the tufts of hair. Since tree squirrels don’t hibernate (no matter what pop culture or tv tells you), this species is kept warm by a longer winter coat, topped by tassels, while it forages in the high, snowy habitat it's adapted to. Due to being separated for thousands of years, the Kaibab population have their tails white instead of gray (which is usual in other members and populations of the species.