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Indian Palm Squirrel

Funambulus palmarum

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Field Notes

Description:

An Indian palm squirrel looking for breakfast- and finding it!

Notes:

Also known as the three-striped palm squirrel. It is said that the three stripes on its back are because a famous Hindu mythological character, Rama, picked one up and stroked it with three fingers.

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Comments (2)
duttagupta35504
Will do, Ava T-B. Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
Ava T-B
This lovely spotting could go in the Hunters and Animal Feeding Behavior mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8463465

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Project Squirrel
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The Biodiversity of Northern India
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NWF: Watch for Wildlife!

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PublishedMarch 28, 2014

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