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Malabar giant squirrel

Ratufa indica

Description:

The Ratufa indica has a conspicuous two-toned (and sometimes three-toned) color scheme. The colors involved can be creamy-beige, buff, tan, rust, brown, or even a dark seal brown. The underparts and the front legs are usually cream colored, the head can be brown or beige, however there is a distinctive white spot between the ears. Adult head and body length varies around 14 inches (36 cm) and the tail length is approximately 2 ft . Adult weight - 2 kg.

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HemantKumar
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HemantKumar

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Apr 30, 2014
Submitted on Apr 30, 2014

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