About Brevard's White Squirrels
Apparently, Brevard’s white squirrels originated from a carnival animal truck. According to Brevard resident Mrs. W.E. Mull, a pair of white squirrels was given to her brother-in-law, H.H. Mull, by Mr. Black of Madison, Florida, in 1949. A carnival truck had overturned near Black’s home and the squirrels were caught by Mr. Black when he observed them playing in his pecan grove.
Mull gave the critters to his niece, Barbara, who unsuccessfully tried to breed them. In 1951 she married and left home. Eventually, one of the white squirrels escaped and Mr. Mull soon let the other one go. Before long, the squirrels began breeding in the wild and appeared in several areas of town.
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Photo from Brevard's Annual White Squirrel Festival
Photo Story from Paula Swartz
Off to Brevard to photograph our famous white squirrels! That was fun, easy, funny, no tripod necessary; come join us relax on the ground and get to know them personally…such cute little clowns. We did feed them and after they had filled their bellies, one climbed the large tree, relaxed on the branch and as the last photo shows, went to Squirrel Sleepytown, time for us to depart and leave them in peace.