Cool thing about Fox Squirrels they aren't skittish like regular squirrels. Came across one while out in the woods one day, he was laying stretched out on a tree branch with his legs draped over the side just chilling out. He was only about 15' feet up and never mover or flinched the closer I got, I got right up under him and he just looked down checking me out as I was checking him out. He as like "yeah and what do you want, can't you see I'm chilling?"

@pghyinzer832

5 жыл бұрын

He's big enough to do you some damage. He was thinking, go ahead ,give me a reason...

@MadMan_123

Жыл бұрын

Looks like he's begging like a dog for food. People probably fed em

@wblckaine1125

5 ай бұрын

They actually are. They run away faster than a normal squirrel

A bear, a lemur, and a squirrel equals Sherman Fox Squirrel. haha

@thedativecase9733

Жыл бұрын

They look a bit like cats.

@some1intheworld

3 ай бұрын

@@thedativecase9733 Hey eye doctor? Yeah, this guy right here.

why am i just now finding out about this species!?

@kimmiekoolbeans

7 жыл бұрын

Aren't they cute. I have several in my yard I video. They are called Big Cypress Fox Squirrels & Sherman's Fox Squirrel. This one is a Sherman's. Which are more black. The Big Cypress is lighter the only difference is the color of coat. Mine hand feed too :) I am a bit squirrel crazy.. the one I see most I call Dinky. They get about 3 lbs.

@Kayak1088

7 жыл бұрын

The ones on my golf course are totally black. And they are huge! They walk around like they own the place and will not move even if a ball almost hits them.

@TheFever77

6 жыл бұрын

I know right!

@chucklaw1962

6 жыл бұрын

Mendel's Effect

@mikemontanez2300

5 жыл бұрын

They're so comfortable at Rio pinar golf course they come and eat nuts out of your hand.

Striking markings on that friendly little guy. I love his tail. I have an all black one visiting my yard lately so now I'm learning about fox squirrel color variants.

I like how they move so slowly almost like they're the tanks of the squirrel world

It looks like a bear with a squirrel tail

@Anon_-oq5pk

3 жыл бұрын

that was i was thinking lol 🐻🧸

Finally, after watching this video I am certain that the small squirrel like mammals I’ve been seeing on our golf course nearly every late afternoon/early evening are these. Are they protected? A developer is trying to purchase the golf course and build homes on it. If they are protected, proving they live here can only help us put a stop to the development. I love to watch them. They seem like such smart little animals. They’re always stopping and looking around on their hind legs. They remind me of prairie dogs or something the way they stand up and scan everything.

@robdavis1176

9 ай бұрын

@twojoes9 If they were protected. Would you be willing to demo your house down so the fox tail squirrel can reclaim some habitat?

Omg had no idea we had these in Florida!

@Someguyto

5 жыл бұрын

We have them here in South Carolina.

Never seen such a squirrel and that squirrel is huge but have to admit that squirrel is cute even that squirrel is huge.

Wow! I had no idea those type of squirrels existed in the USA. I have only seen gray squirrels.

They have the most interesting markings. Very unique! And very beautiful!

They are funny animals. The come right up to you. They do summersaults out of the trees. I always feed them at pinehurst

wow, i love its coloring and marking. it looks like a miniature black bear a little. i adopted an infant black squirrell for two days before he felt safe enough to go out on his own. it wouldnt leave my side and slept cuddled up in my armpit each night in my sleeping bag. then without hesitation, as i was biking past where he latched onto me the day he was so scared and looking for anyone to pick him up and keep him safe. he just flew out of my backpack and was gone in a flash. i feel so lucky to have had that exoerience and keep my hopes i get the chance to have a chance meeting with an abandend wolf pup, or even more special, a orphaned lynx or bobcat kitten. i think mutually benificial relationships are very special between humans and wildlife in a responsible manner. of coarse it is never safe to assume any animal is safe to interact with. wild or domesticated. not understanding your situation is a good way for problems to arise without warning.

Wawwww - now I want to play golf, just so's I can see that little cutie...

@thedativecase9733

Жыл бұрын

They're so sociable and friendly you feel they could join you for a beer after the game.

I saw one today it was as big as a house cat. My dog would have been going nuts.

Saw a few of these for the first time while golfing on Innisbrook the other day.

Such a cutie!

Saw one exactly like this today at the Valspar golf tournament. This golf course is known to have them. It was no ones pet- research.

Man, all this time and I never knew Florida had big mutants like this. ( 'cept some of the residents...)😉

There are a bunch of them at Rio Pinar golf course. Very friendly

OK now I get it, these are what they’re hunting down south and not the conventional gray or ground squirrel. Damn things bigger than a rabbit.🤭

@user-ry3qc3cc9r

3 жыл бұрын

In south Florida?

Sherman's Fox Squirrel, because of the black head with white muzzle. I don't think that the Big Cypress Fox Squirrel has the head combination like this one.

Quite a few in Wekiwa State Park. Early AM is the best time to visit with them.

We have a few of these at Timber Pines Golf Club in Spring Hill, Florida. Only around this golf course. I've never seen one anywhere else in our county.

@M.lizz1

6 ай бұрын

Do they only live in Florida? Or just the southern part of US?

So pretty. The fox squirrel here don't have black faces, they've got orange bown fur over their entire body.

oh my gosh what a beautiful animal

They are beautiful

Holy hell. As big as a small beaver.

ive never seen that color before the fox squirrels where I live dont get the black.

First time I saw one was here in Apopka Florida. And I thought it was a lightly colored skunk. Lol… was like “wtf” is that?

That's fxxxing huge, man. I wish we had those in WI.

I NEVER HEARD OF THIS SQUIRREL!

What a sweatheart!

I thought these squirrels exists in the jungles of Asia or somewhere exotic. They're huge!

I've never seen such a squirrel!

first time seeing a fox squirrel for me

They're on my delivery route which is off fl-44 near sorrento

I lived in Orlando over 13 years and never seen one of these.

@chia_pet7121

2 жыл бұрын

They are over on the Econ/Rio Pinar side.

Looks like a bear 😄

I just seen one in hibiscus springs

Beautiful 😊

I'm watching one right now. He drinks from the stock tank.

That’s cool

Lived here in sw Florida for many years never seen one! I want to sooo bad.

Looks like he's begging for food

what county?????????

@MackinNC1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ligerbee county not country...no r in county.

I saw that one yesterday

It's more like a tree bear?

Saw one of these today in central Florida

@spidersNsquirrels

Жыл бұрын

Where at?

@spidersNsquirrels

Жыл бұрын

I live in Central fl

Bear Fox lol.

Is that a squirrel or a bear ?!!?

thats not a squirrel it's a chupacabra

Sangat bagus dan lucu saya ingin merawat anakan kalau ada 👍👍

*scoffs* no heck sherlock

Okay bye!

Not native? Ut oh!

Their color varies across their range. Up here is South Dakota they don't have any black on them. I have a video of one on my channel.

@NavvyMom

3 жыл бұрын

You have a video of this species in South Dakota???

@DIYAllied

3 жыл бұрын

@@NavvyMom Yes. We have fox squirrels in South Dakota. They don't look like the one in this video though.

@NavvyMom

3 жыл бұрын

@@DIYAllied There's. another kind of fox squirrel. Looks like a grey but with orange underparts rather than white. Like the ones in the Geico? commercial that cause a car accident.

@DIYAllied

3 жыл бұрын

@@NavvyMom Yes. They are the same species. The color varies by region.

@DIYAllied

3 жыл бұрын

@@NavvyMom i have a couple videos on my channel of the fox squirrels around here. I had them unlisted but I made them public so you can view them now.

He looks like a bear

Read these comments steven

I leik scwirrlz

Photoshop probably

Chatterfang

What a beautiful little fellow planetary being.

@thedativecase9733

Жыл бұрын

What a lovely way to describe him !