Tuesday, February 19, 2008

A Gentle giant, and the 100th post

shy giant

In the moist evergreen forests of Kerala, it is an overwhelming feeling just to be – you do not necessarily have to see it all to believe it : the fact is that you couldn’t, even if you wanted to.
The air is always heavy with the sounds and smells of what is on the other side – of a tree trunk or the thick undergrowth - of creatures watching your every move.
There is a rhythm ( I’d even go as far as calling it silence) to the noises of the jungle; for when there is a crackle of branches and a rustle of leaves, you will turn and look, and you will probably spot this colorful bundle of fur on a leap that is nothing less than unbelievable.

The giant Malabar squirrel is quite huge as the name suggests. What is unlike how the name sounds though, is that he is a particularly cute fellow.
It builds nests on intricately branched heights of trees, and hardly ever comes down : a reason why the creature cannot be spotted very easily.
The natural predators of this threatened species are leopards and large birds, but the real threat is from the two-legged cousins that live on the other side of the tree line.

21 comments:

Howling Wolf said...

A rare snap for a special occasion. Way 2 go Balu....

Jina said...

hehe..so u came into age only now..later than me..:P..
kidding..happy bday..n maybe u shud hav put up ur snap ther...

Keshi said...

wow a BIG friend indeedz!

And happy 100th! :)

Keshi.

heh? ok said...

he has snazzy taste in fur.

happy 100.

silverine said...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! On the 100.

A gentle giant indeed. You know in Kerala, he used to be a delicacy. Hope he is not now.

crumbs said...

it's amazing what you can see when you look hard enough nah?

:) happy 100th. You ARE getting old :D

the rain tree said...

i just loved his tail :)

happy 100th!

Sonia said...

can't see the pic for some weird reason.

Chica, Cienna, and Cali said...

Oh my god..that tail is endless........beautifully captured...these flitting creatures are hardest to focus upon..you have done such a neat job of it.....congrats on 100th post......here's to next 100 :)

Flyaway Mind said...

u hit century!!!! **applause***

Usha said...

congrats on ur 100th!

seems like i missed a lot of action in here.. luvd the russel market ones! awesome!

hope u make it to ur 200th much faster, and have more fun along the way!

Anonymous said...

amazing one to hit the century :) do u have a tele lens?

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