black fur in a generally dark and gloomy conifer forest might make it less likely that a goshawk, fox, owl or other predator, will nab you.???The Red morphs were better camouflaged -- the red fur blending into light-shade patterns among leaves -- in the mixed broadleaf canopies than in conifers.???Moreover, the Red squirrels always retained a white venter (underside), which produced a counter-sha