A Pennsylvania couple trapped, of all things, a purple squirrel on Sunday. Percy and Connie Emert, of Jersey Shore, Pa. caught the unusual animal when trying to keep birds safe from the rodents.

We have bird feeders out in our yard, and the squirrels are constantly into them," said Jersey Shore resident Connie Emert. "My husband traps them and then sets them free elsewhere so they don't get into your bird feeders."

Emert said she had spotted a purple squirrel on her property but no one believed her.
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The Emerts released the squirrel back into the wild on Tuesday.

Some AccuWeather.com employees have their own theories. Expert Senior Meteorologist Henry Margusity said, "The squirrel could have been looking for somewhere warm and fallen into a port-a-potty or something similar."

AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Dan Kottlowski has a different idea. "Squirrels get into all kinds of stuff. He could have gotten into some purple ink or purple paint at some point."

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/purple-squirrel-found-in-penns/61308
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Someone else said it was probably global warming.  :cheesy:

Wait till the commie funded WWF World Wildlife Foundation hears about this, the couple will be sued for disturbing the habitat of the only known purple squirrel.

I can see it now, PETA throwing purple paint on people wearing fur.
Save the purple squirrel, buy a Prius.
Man is evil!

True story, I got a call to a campsite in my district, that there was a blue faced bear raiding campsites.
Turns out, the bear bit into a can of blue paint loggers use to select trees for falling.
Though it was quite a sight. :cheesy:

Just when you think you've seen everything...