Rare white squirrel is regular visitor to Hastings Garden

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A rare albino squirrel has made itself at home in a couple’s garden in West St Leonards.

This albino squirrel was videoed feeding in a garden in Essenden Road, St Leonards The squirrel, named Polo, is now a regular in the garden and enjoys eating sunflower hearts.

Scientists estimate that the odds of a female grey squirrel giving birth to an albino offspring are 1 in 100,000. Melanin gives skin, hair, and eyes colour - producing the squirrel's iconic white coat and pink eyes.

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