The Indian Giant Multicolored Squirrel or Malabar giant squirrel is almost too beautiful to be real. This squirrel is a large multi-colored tree squirrel species endemic to forests and woodlands in India. It is a diurnal, arboreal, and mainly herbivorous squirrel.
This species is endemic to India, with the main sections of its distribution in the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, and Satpura Range as far north as Madhya Pradesh. It is found in moist evergreen forests and woodlands. In general, its distribution is fragmented because it is intolerant of habitat degradation. The Indian giant squirrel generally nests in taller trees with a mean height of 11 m (36 ft) in order to avoid predators.
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In 2006, squirrel expert John Koprowsk visited India and first saw a Malabar giant squirrel. They also known as an Indian giant squirrel and he couldn’t believe his eyes. He thought that the animal looked too big to be a squirrel — more like a primate. However, this giant animal was no primate – just a very, very large squirrel. They are two times the size of an eastern grey squirrel and bodies that span 36 inches from head to tail.
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