Slender and graceful, they are extremely agile. While they are comfortable on the ground as well, they’re happiest bounding across the canopies of trees.The length of their tails helps them maintain balance and stability while leaping across branches, and they use their semi-retractable claws to cling onto trees.Restless hunters, they hunt in the day as well as in the night.

The ‘Mara Naai’ Of The Nilgiris

by Prakash Ramakrishnan | Aadya Singh

  • Slender and graceful, they are extremely agile. While they are comfortable on the ground as well, they’re happiest bounding across the canopies of trees.
  • The length of their tails helps them maintain balance and stability while leaping across branches, and they use their semi-retractable claws to cling onto trees.
  • Restless hunters, they hunt in the day as well as in the night.