Living into the Wild

Dine with Flying Squirrel

K.Gudi Golghar

21-01-11

The myriad of treasure this place has is unbelievable and if I count my days in this camp I feel, that there are many more treasures yet to be unfolded.

9 pm

This squirrel was sighted on Golghar by my staff when our guests were having their dinner. Luckily today one of our guests Mr. Ravinandan brought a tripod with him. We both tried to take some record shots of this beautiful rodent.

It was a Common Giant Flying Squirrel, frequently spotted around the camp during night time. It was eating the bark of tree, without being upset for our torch lights.

Sincere thanks to my Golghar staff, Narayan, Lokesh and Mr. Ravinandan to make this picture happen.

K.Gudi Golghar has surprised many of our guests with beautiful sighting like this. I still remember the sighting of this beautiful rodent by my friend Mithun.H and that of Spot bellied eagle owl by Rana and Sugandhi in the Golghar itself. Truly blissful and amazing sighting!!

So next time when you are here, watch out the trees in front of Golghar.

Lil info about Common Giant Flying Squirrel:

They are nocturnal creatures and emerge out from their roosts (which are generally a hole in a tree) at dusk and move back before dawn. They eat fruits, nuts, tree barks, lumps of gum and resin and also insects.

Their limbs are connected by a membrane or parachute, which expands when they leap from tree to tree. The limbs expand to its fullest and make it easier to glide smoothly and swiftly.

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