http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul202008/sundayherald2008071879562.asp
My friend Arul, who is on fellowship in India, sent me this link, and it gently escorted me to a story about tourism at the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary in India, a reasonable train ride's distance from Bangalore. Follow it and see what greets you on the screen.
It is a Giant Malabar Squirrel! Handsome, no? Here is an artist's rendering of this 4-pound creature, courtesy of the Bombay Natural History society:
When this guy asks you for nuts, you better have your shirt pockets and pants pockets - and jacket pockets - full of a stash!
I think it is particularly encouraging that the newspaper chose a photo of a squirrel, out of all the animal images it surely could have used, to draw attention to Dandeli's wonders. Newspapers (and I know this to be true because I work for one!) are always in the business of trying to put eye-catching headlines and images out there, things that will draw the readers in.
Those of us who know squirrels, however, know that they are wonders of the world in their own right. It's about time they get their "share of ink," as we say in the publishing business.
That's a Giant Step for the Giant Malabar Squirrel - and a giant leap for all squirrels, in fact!
2 comments:
Wow, I love the colour scheme! That's like if you took all our squirrels around here and blended them together. It would be fun to see.
Kat
Unfortunately, the link did not work. Not even when I copy-pasted it into my browser.
Four lbs??? That's BIG.
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