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Funambulus palmarum
The Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) also known as three-striped palm squirrel, is a species of rodent in the Sciuridae family that can be easily domesticated and kept as a pet. It is found naturally in India (south of the Vindhyas) and Sri Lanka.
this little squirrel seems happy in the Rangoon Creeper that climbs up the side of my house.
There is a cute myth about these little creatures. Apparently in the days of the Ramayama, when Rama was building a bridge to Sri Lanka to rescue Sita, this little fellow worked really hard to help, rolling his body in the wet sand, then depositing it in the water where the bridge was being built. He worked so tirelessly, that he caught Rama's attention. When the whole episode was over and Sita rescued, Rama picked him up to thank him for his efforts. At that time he stroked him along his back, and from then on it had 3 stipes down it's back from Rama's fingers! These little creatures are almost at epidemic proportions in my garden in Tamil Nadu, India. I had no fruit left on any of my trees, until a pair of Shikra built their nest in a tall neem tree in the middle of the garden. These animals are apparently a tasty meal for Shikras, and I notice a lot less of them now! Nature rules!
Beautiful Squirrel !!!! and beautiful flowers of "MadhuMalti"
sc.name..'Quisqualis indica'.
well Nuwan, the little ones destroy everything also. Maybe they make up in numbers what they lack in size! There are s.o.o.o many in my garden.
in north western province
Palm Squirrels are not much trouble here but the big ones giant squirrels
they destroy everything edible!
Nuwan, which state is your garden in?
Another annoying thing they do, is chew up all the rope from my woven palm leaf shade roof, for their nests!
Yes, I am lucky to have Rangoon creeper over my roof, so the scent is always wafting into the house
Spotted on Mar 7, 2012
Submitted on Mar 8, 2012
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