The multi-color Malabar squirrel has become an Internet sensation, thanks to some recent photographs of the squirrel in its native habitat: https://www.instagram.com/kaushik_photographs/?utm_source=ig_embed https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/indian-giant-squirrels-colors-camouflage/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/malabar-giant-squirrel-photos-india-kaushik-vijayan/ No word on whether the Rolex rainbow is the preferred watch of said squirrel...
They’re disturbingly huge too! I remember them being the size of large cat and tree branches moving under their weight....but I have been known to exaggerate.
Or consumed some other (newer) stuff we don’t know? While we’re at it, let me post this fantastic flying squirrel picture which was missing its own dedicated thread. (Credit BBC) This one is scottish. Maybe we should have a “squirrels of the world” thread?
I got mugged by Squirrels in London a couple of weeks back - one ran up my trousers. This little chap was playing much nicer and seems to have a good eye.