Although it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, giant rainbow-colored squirrels exist. Malabar giant squirrels (ratufa indiadica) are twice as large as normal grey squirrels and have vivid colors. They live in the trees of Southern India’s rainforests. The colors of their coats
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