Squirrel superpower

Joel Brown, professor of biological sciences, talks about the emergence of black squirrels in Michigan in USA Today.

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“[Black squirrels’] superpower is being able to support themselves, where gray squirrels would be otherwise out-competed.”

Joel Brown, professor of biological sciences, on the emergence of black squirrels in Michigan, Jan. 25 USA Today.

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