Observation on the Raising Newborn Litters by the Indian Northern Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)

<div>Parent care in Indian palm squirrels is a natural behaviour. Palm squirrels (Funambulus pennantii) especially females (also</div> <div>helped by male but not always) take care of their young ones until they are capable to feed by themselves. They have given birth</div> <div>to one to three young ones at a time, but survival depends upon the mother feed and environmental conditions. The feeding habit</div> <div>of squirrels and seasons influence the nutritional properties of milk for the nourishment of young ones. During the breeding</div> <div>season, study finds that squirrel prefers to give birth in the old nest if available or not destroyed otherwise squirrel have made</div> <div>a new nest from cotton cloth, jute rope (always preferred) and mattress (coconut fibers). Development of young ones depends</div> <div>on the nutrition of mother milk and number of young ones. Male squirrel give protection to young once from predator like kites</div> <div>and hawks by making sharp, high-pitched alarm calls at the time of danger.</div>