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The black giant squirrel We were chasing after some warning calls, and possible tiger sighting, when the driver slammed on the breaks and was excited to see this squirrel. It had not been seen all season thus far! Black giant squirrel,Geotagged,India,Kaziranga,Ratufa bicolor,Spring,adhocphotographer,india,john rowell Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The black giant squirrel

We were chasing after some warning calls, and possible tiger sighting, when the driver slammed on the breaks and was excited to see this squirrel. It had not been seen all season thus far!

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  1. Wow great shot! Posted 10 years ago

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The black giant squirrel is a large tree squirrel in the genus ''Ratufa'' native to the Indomalayan zootope. It is found in forests from northern Bangladesh, northeast India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, southern China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and western Indonesia.

Similar species: Rodents
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Uploaded Jan 29, 2015. Captured Mar 23, 2014 09:38 in AT Road, Golaghat, Mohpara, Assam 785609, India.
  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/6.3
  • 1/160s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm