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  • The return of Pinto Bean, the piebald squirrel

    Mar 29, 2023 12:30 pm by WBBM-AMIllinois in the News
    Pinto Bean the squirrel, in preserved form. Photo credit Joseph Lee Spencer

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    • Pinto Bean the squirrel, in preserved form. Photo credit Joseph Lee Spencer

    WBBM-AM (March 28)  Named Pinto Bean by students, the squirrel was piebald - it had distinctive patches of gray and white fur. The squirrel was stuffed, mounted on a tree branch and is now on display in the Forbes Natural History Building.