Hard to believe that one of the mammals that I was the most excited to see in Thailand was a squirrel. But this isn’t any ordinary squirrel. This is the black giant squirrel. These guys are big. Almost four feet in length big — and with a nice duotone coat. Much like yesterday’s langur, this guy was in a tree just a few feet from my tent in Kaeng Krachan National Park. More on these squirrels in future posts. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/640th of a second
Wow! Very plush coat. He should be the mascot for black and tan beer! We r headed to KK park in spring, so your photos are excellent to prime me as to what creatures to look for. Thx.
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Hard to believe that one of the mammals that I was the most excited to see in Thailand was a squirrel. But this isn’t any ordinary squirrel. This is the black giant squirrel. These guys are big. Almost four feet in length big — and with a nice duotone coat. Much like yesterday’s langur, this guy was in a tree just a few feet from my tent in Kaeng Krachan National Park. More on these squirrels in future posts.
Remarkable looking squirrel!
It is. There were several other interesting squirrels there too but I wasn’t able to get decent photos.
—– Arboreal rodent
—– Thrills with unexpected scale
—– River otter in a tree .
No doubt, Peter, that’s what it looked like up there.
What a beauty!
So unusual was he looking for food to rummage through or is the diet same as US
Species , great Shot
Aunt Sue
Thanks. He was in a big fruiting ficus tree, eating away with another squirrel.
Amazing creature and capture. Glad my back yard buddies [that I feed peanuts to] aren’t this large!
Definitely the largest squirrels I’ve ever seen.
Wow! Very plush coat. He should be the mascot for black and tan beer! We r headed to KK park in spring, so your photos are excellent to prime me as to what creatures to look for. Thx.
Nice. Enjoy the trip. You should see a few of these guys as they were somewhat common.
oh great pic. ) do the squial get this big in the united states ? ) oh what great pic., great color ect. )
Thanks Michael. As far as I know, this is the largest squirrel. We don’t have anything like it here.