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12/22/2008 04:15:50 PM · #1 |
Purple squirrel baffles experts
A purple squirrel which appeared at a school has baffled experts who are unable to explain its colour.
Link to story
Looks shopped; selective hue shift. Is this allowed in Basic? |
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12/22/2008 04:43:06 PM · #2 |
| Reminds me of the glow in the dark green piglets. Those are real. |
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12/22/2008 04:46:02 PM · #3 |
I think it's likely a doctored photo, look at the amount of purple saturation in the shadows.
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12/22/2008 04:49:24 PM · #4 |
| Isn't The Telegraph akin to Weekly World News and other such rags? |
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12/22/2008 05:27:20 PM · #5 |
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12/22/2008 05:28:39 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
It's not my fault! |
Somehow I knew Slippy had something to do with this or say something about the matter. |
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12/22/2008 05:51:50 PM · #7 |
Heh, too funny!
My guesses would be either that it fell into a pot of die OR that someone trapped it and deliberately dyed it and released it for a bit of a laugh!
Speaking of Chris Packham, he was on a ship in the Antarctic with us until the 15th December so they must have nabbed him for a comment sharpish when he got back!
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12/22/2008 05:55:49 PM · #8 |
I never thought you had to white-balance your wildlife.
Maybe he's a Prince fan. "Purple Rain"..... |
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12/22/2008 08:03:38 PM · #9 |
I would think it is Photoshopped too, but more than one person has seen it and they have apparently made a big deal about it in that town. Old printer graveyard would certainly explain a lot :)
Thanks for sharing! He is so cute! |
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12/22/2008 08:08:13 PM · #10 |
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12/22/2008 09:50:29 PM · #11 |
Hell, purple squirrels aren't that rare...
Message edited by author 2008-12-22 21:53:58. |
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12/22/2008 10:09:43 PM · #12 |
Ah! So that's the secret. He eats purple nuts. |
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