This Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) was out and about at first light at Sigiriya in Sri Lanka in 2013. It occurs in small pockets in southern India where its falling population has put it into the ‘Near Threatened’ category.
There are three colour morphs in Sri Lanka which have been described as subspecies. This one is the dry-zone form (R.m. dandolena).
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| The ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya above us in the early morning mist |
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