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The Indian giant squirrel, also known as the Malabar giant squirrel, is an oriental giant squirrel that is endemic to the forests and woodlands of the Indian subcontinent, where the Himalayan Mountain Range isolates it from other squirrel populations elsewhere in the Old World. They are larger than most typical squirrels, reaching nearly three feet (36 inches) in length from head to tail and weighing around three to four pounds (1.5 - 2 kg). Indian giant squirrels spend most of their lives up in the trees and feed primarily on nuts, fruits, flowers, and tree bark, but they will also occassionally eat insects and bird eggs. The colorful pattern of this squirrel helps it to camouflage with the flecks of sunlight and shaded areas of the broadleaf and evergreen forests which it inhabits.

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