Teachers and pupils at Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hants, were amazed when they saw the creature through the window during a lesson.
Since the squirrel, now nicknamed Pete, was first seen, it has become a regular fixture at the school but no one has been able to say whether the animal has fallen into purple paint, had a run-in with some purple dye, or whether there is another explanation.
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Obviously the squirrel just has a flamboyant streak. He thinks his purple fur is "punk."

Why, that's a squirrel of a different color!!
Har har har! … ;D