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Fruit Treat
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Joe Pan (joepan) (78) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-09-06 |
| Categories: Mammals |
| Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds |
| Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-09-28 5:25 |
| Viewed: 621 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
A plantian squirrel (Callosciurus notatus) feeding on the fruit of Tarap (Artocarpus odoratissimus).
Callosciurus notatus is found throughout the Oriental Region, including the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, mainland southern Thailand, and other southeast Asian islands.
A large ripe fruit of the Tarap (called Marang in the Philippines) overlooked by the farmer is a bonanza and day-long feast for the neighbourhood's birds, squirrels and other frutivorous animals. Usually a squirrel would have found and made an opening in the thick spiny skin to get at the sweet pulpy flesh in the morning. Then the birds would follow; by late afternoon most of the fruit is gone and if anything is left in the evening, bats would clean it up. |
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- foozi
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(9083) - [2008-09-28 8:04]
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Hello Joe,
beautiful and cute animal well shot. Your timing is just right to have it shot.
nice compos to have the fruit and animal well seen.
Regards,
Foozi
