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Nilgiri marten

Martes gwatkinsii

Description:

Very rarely sighted arboreal weasel like mammal

Habitat:

Forests at mid to higher elevations of the south Western Ghats

Notes:

He was peeping down at us from a high perch on a very tall Bombax tree in the forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve at Thekkady, Kerala. How I wish my camera had a better zoom! Complete set of photos at: http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/in...

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8 Comments

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 months ago

So cute! Great spotting!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 months ago

Precious...!!

indianature
indianature 11 months ago

Thanks Jeanette - for the welcome too, Anorion, Arun, Anne Marie and Elaine.

ElaineStingel
ElaineStingel 11 months ago

Wow, awesome sighting!

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 months ago

Fantastic sighting!

Arun
Arun 11 months ago

nice spotting ...

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 months ago

Great spotting :)

And welcome to Project Noah...

annorion
annorion 11 months ago

He's adorable!

Kerala, India

Lat: 9.58, Long: 77.18

Spotted on May 25, 2008
Submitted on Jun 26, 2012

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