Day 92 - During the first week we were in Cape Town, we spotted an albino squirrel when visiting the Company Gardens. A lady was feeding it. It had red eyes; thusly, it lacked pigmentation.
When walking in the area this week, we saw it again. A white squirrel came up to us and waited for some food. We didn't have anything that would have made it happy. It was apparently using its uniqueness to beg for food from park goers. Perhaps people rewarded it because it looked different. All creatures, us included, should use the unique things about us to our advantage.
We soon spotted another white, fluffy-tailed rodent in a nearby tree. Apparently there is a whole family who carry the special gene.
The Company's Garden is in the 'bowl' of downtown Cape Town. The heritage park goes back to the 1650s. The area was used to grow vegetables for ships rounding the cape. The name is for the Dutch East India Company. It's a couple of blocks from our Airbnb.