London homeowner feeds incredibly rare albino squirrel in his back garden
- A householder from Sutton, south London fed an incredibly rare albino squirrel
- The squirrel was confident enough to approach the man and feed from his hand
- There are believed to be just 50 albino squirrels across the whole of Britain
- One in 100,000 squirrels are born with the genetic mutation leaving them white
This is the heartwarming moment that a househoulder in London fed an incredibly rare albino squirrel.
Squirrels have about a one in 100,000 chance of being born albinism. As well as the white hair and white skin, albino squirrels have red eyes. They also suffer from vision problems.
Ordinarily, squirrels remain with their mothers until they reach about four months old before making their own way into the wild.
These is the moment an incredibly rare albino squirrel approached a man in south London for some food
The squirrel jumped up on the garden table to nibble at the man’s nuts and seed
There are approximately 50 albino squirrels in the UK according to animal experts
The remarkable footage was filmed in Sutton, south London on December 8.
The squirrel, despite being wild, was comfortable enough to take seeds from the man’s hand.
The albino squirrels suffer from a lack of melanin, which leaves them with white fur and red eyes.
As a result of their albinism, the squirrels have worse eyesight and are easier to track by predators.
In November, Richard Waugh, 51, was thrilled when he spotted the incredibly rare squirrel scampering around outside his flat in Edinburgh.
In June, Muntaqa Dar, 27, came across the completely white animal on a walk with his wife Amreen, 24, and one-year-old son Abdullah in Carshalton, London.
In April, an albino squirrel known as Snow White was seen in Faversham, Kent. The white squirrel has been visiting one home since March 2019.