VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

BLACK NAPED HARE AND GRIZZLED GIANT SQUIRREL

Black naped hare (Lepus nigricollis)

• Hares have long hind legs and ears than the rabbits
• Dark brown or black patch on the back of its neck from the ears to the shoulder, upper area of tail is black in color.
• Escapes from enemy by lying still
• Mostly nocturnal in nature.
• Eyes were open at birth and were able to move within 12 hours

Grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura)

• Live only in forests and are often seen in the summits of the higher trees and seldom come to the ground
• Shy animals
• Dorsal surface and tail is grey or brownish grey, more or less grizzled with white.
• When threatened, these rodents may not shy away but lies flattened against a branch or lies behind a heavy trunk of the tree.