A black squirrel, which is a melanistic (dark-colored) variant of the Eastern gray squirrel. While it's difficult to see a notch in the ear from this photo, squirrels sometimes have notches or other ear injuries from fights with other squirrels, predators, or parasites.

The instructor demonstrated a new pose for squirrels, but when she did it, it came out a bit squirrelly.🐿️

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