'Pearl the Squirrel': Albino squirrel delights Instagram followers after taking up … – FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Published November 22, 2023 5:56PM Albino squirrel makes Tampa backyard her home “Pearl the Squirrel” comes to Kimberli Cummings home every morning and evening. TAMPA, Fla. – In the treetops behind Kimberli Cummings Tampa home is something extraordinary: an albino squirrel named Pearl.  “She knows that she’s special,” Cummings said.   Just how special is Pearl? There isn’t an accurate estimate on the number of albino squirrels. But one expert FOX 13 spoke to said he’s spent four decades seeking out and researching squirrels, and he’s only seen two in the wild.  Pearl first showed up at Cummings’ back window in April.  READ: Rare white squirrel spotted in Sarasota “It was right in front of me,” she recalled. “My heart was beating fast. I ran to get my phone next to the bed and was able to record it.” Since then, she’s been coming back every morning and every evening, like clockwork.  “She flies across the fence to see us,” Cummings explained. ” Cummings and her husband have gone to great lengths to make Pearl feel right at home.   “We had a house built for her, but she just sits on top of it.” Cummings laughed. “We have lost our
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