Bornean Vampire Squirrel
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2 2015 3 45 pm researchers have acquired what may be the first video of the remarkable bornean tufted ground squirrel rheithrosciurus.
Bornean vampire squirrel. Vampire squirrel caught on film by erik stokstad sep. There is a squirrel in the jungles of borneo that drops from branches onto the backs of unsuspecting deer rips through their jugular veins waits for them to bleed out then feasts upon their. It pounces on unsuspecting deer from the treetops rips their bodies apart with its razor sharp teeth and devours their.
It is the sole species in the genus rheithrosciurus. The bornean tufted ground squirrel became known as the vampire squirrel because of tales of it slashing the jugular veins of small deer. According to locals a mysterious beast lurks deep in the jungles of borneo.
Waiting on low branches it will leap onto the back. But the first study of the animal s feeding habits has. The deadly tree hugger is called the bornean tufted ground squirrel more commonly referred to as the vampire squirrel.
Confirmed elements of its diet include nuts seeds and insects for which it has been filmed foraging on the forest floor. The bornean tufted ground squirrel rheithrosciurus macrotis got its menacing reputation back in 2014 after an article on the elusive critter in science called them vampire squirrels. Distinctive tufted ears and a black stripe along its body ordain this unusual looking squirrel.
