It is also called the Malabar Giant Squirrel is endemic to India & the state animal of Maharashtra. Having varying bright pelages, the back of the animals is a mixture of maroon, black and brown while the underparts are cream or buff. Its arboreal species prefers the upper canopy of trees, move from tree to tree and can leap 6 meters or more.

Globally Asiatic lions are found only in India in Gir wildlife sanctuary across Gujrat state. It lives in small pride comprising 2-5 females with their young. Males join in only to eat and mate. Female lions are the pride's primary hunters & work together to prey upon large mammals.