9 Jul 2016

Plantain Squirrel eating tangerine

by BESG | posted in: Fauna, Mammals | 0

“During the last Chinese New Year, I saw a Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) feeding on a tangerine (Citrus reticulata) that someone had dropped. It knew how to peel the fruit open with its hands.”

Amelia Yeo
Singapore
26th June 2016

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