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Indian Giant Squirrel This was just before it was aiming to jump to near by tree. Geotagged,India,Indian Giant Squirrel,Ratufa indica,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Indian Giant Squirrel

This was just before it was aiming to jump to near by tree.

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    Ludo Sak
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    Amazing creature! Are they common over at your place? They surely are not common over here. First time beholding one for me. Beautiful. Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Sunil R Agadi's profile
      Sunil R Agadi
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      They are not so common, but there are few places near my native where we find them. Posted 11 years ago
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    How giant are they? Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Sunil R Agadi's profile
      Sunil R Agadi
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      Adult head and body length varies around 14 inches and the tail length is approximately 2 ft . Adult weight - 2 kg :) Posted 11 years ago

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The Indian Giant Squirrel

The Indian giant squirrel, or Malabar giant squirrel, is a large tree squirrel species genus ''Ratufa'' native to India. It is a large-bodied diurnal, arboreal, and herbivorous squirrel found in South Asia. It is called शेकरू 'Shekru' in Marathi and is state animal of Maharashtra.

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Similar species: Rodents
Species identified by Sunil R Agadi
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By Sunil R Agadi

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2013. Captured Aug 15, 2013 12:45 in Dam Road, Ganeshgudi, Karnataka 581365, India.
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  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/395s
  • ISO500
  • 300mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.