View from Dalma wildlife sanctuary for the night, a night well spend as we admire the City of Jamshedpur as seen from Dalma Pindralbera, from a height of 3000 feet. The photograph was made early evening, whiel the Moon was still low.
while in Dalma do remember to keep a look out for Malabar squirrel, it is to be found at Pindrabera,
The Indian giant squirrel or Malabar giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is a large multi-coloured tree squirrel species endemic to forests and woodlands in India. It is a diurnal, arboreal, and mainly herbivorous squirrel
This species is endemic to India, with sections of its distribution in the Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Satpura Range as far north as Madhya Pradesh
In general, its distribution is fragmented because it is intolerant of habitat degradation The Indian giant squirrel generally nests in taller trees with a mean height of 11 m (36 ft) in order to avoid predators.
The Indian giant squirrel is one of the largest squirrels, with a head–and–body length of 25–50 cm (10–20 in), a tail that is about the same or somewhat longer, and a weight of 1.5–2 kg (3–4 lb), although rarely up to 3 kg (7 lb).Average for both sexes is about 36 cm (1 ft 2 in) in head–and–body length, 45 cm (1 ft 6 in) in tail length and 1.7–1.8 kg (3.7–4.0 lb) in weight
It has a conspicuous one-, two-, or three-toned colour schemeThe colours involved can be whitish, creamy-beige, buff, tan, rust, reddish-maroon, brown, dark seal brown, or blackThe underparts and the front legs are usually cream coloured, and the head can be brown or beige, and there is a distinctive white spot between the ears Otherwise the colours depend on the subspecies.
Dalma top from jamshedpur is approx 20 km and takes 2 hours to reach the top
cost at gate for veichles is Rs 600.
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