Blue squirrel

2008 sightings

• An account of a purple squirrel (later named Pete) was recorded at the Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hampshire in the U.K.. The squirrel is reported to have been originally blue, its coat eventually shifting to purple. One theory posited was that since the squirrel had a tendency to prowl a building with old photo copiers, the squirrel simply got into the old toner cartridges. However, most who saw the squirrel firsthand discount this theory.^[1]

• A blue squirrel was photographed in the neighborhood of Irvington, located in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[2]

2010 sighting

• On August 21, 2010, a blue squirrel was filmed in Griffith Park, Los Angeles.^[3]

2012 sighting

• In 2012, a blue squirrel was photographed by Time Out London. No theories on its unique coloring were presented.^[4]

2015 sighting

• A blue squirrel was spotted and photographed multiple times at a park in central Texas. The squirrel was nicknamed "Blue Nuts" by locals and it was determined to be non-aggressive and friendly. There are theories that it was an entirely new species of squirrel that had previously gone extinct.^[5]

2016 sighting

• A blue squirrel was seen and photographed in Bend, Oregon in 2016. The squirrel had a blue tail and a theory was that it encountered blue tinted water.^[6]

2018 sighting

• A blue squirrel was seen and photographed in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada on October 6 in the Twin Lakes neighbourhood.