Skunk-squirrel? What is this odd critter seen in Ohio?

A unique, fascinating creature-spotted “rare” animals seen around Northeast Ohio are white or albino variations but recently an even more unusual variant was spotted. The animal, dubbed a “squnk,” has the body of a squirrel but the dark black fur and white-tipped tail of a skunk.

This "squnk," it turns out, is actually a black squirrel. While it doesn't have any skunk DNA, it is still quite a rare sight. Black squirrels are the result of breeding between eastern gray squirrels and fox squirrels: the animal seen here is actually an eastern gray squirrel who inherited a gene variant resulting in a darker coloration, according to Smithsonian Magazine.