In a large glass/fronted enclosure near the Asian elephant complex as part of something like an Asian temple - java sparrows and argus pheasants are also found nearby.
In a large glass/fronted enclosure near the Asian elephant complex as part of something like an Asian temple - java sparrows and argus pheasants are also found nearby.
So I know now where I have to look for it when I'm going to Pairi Daiza next week. I've never seen that species before, so hopefully it will be active.
Zootierliste *can* be inaccurate of course - as it claims the Pairi Daiza animal is the exact same subspecies as the aforementioned Exmoor animal (Ratufa macroura dandolena) I would be inclined to suspect the entry is incorrect at least to that extent, as the only photos of R.macroura I can find which approach the coloration of this individual - but do not match it - are of the nominate subspecies, not R. m. dandolena
Not being a Squirrel-expert either but I've seen Ratufa bicolor alive at Wassenaar Zoo ( a long time ago ) and the animal at Pairi Daiza surtainly looked quite different !
