From the archive record
A gilheri is oblivious to the city's traffic sounds, and chomps down on a nibble, standing on its rear legs and using the front hands/legs to hold food to the mouth and chew it... Does Mahadevi Verma's GIllu come to mind here? A Five-striped Palm Squirrel - the common squirrel of north Indian gardens, chows down on a morsel of roti in a noisy city traffic environment, having found a niche for itself in this urban jungle of Delhi. with its bushy tail, the Gilheri makes quite a cute and entertaining sight around our city homes and even modest amounts of tree cover. Cute gillu: Five-stripe Gilheri Squirrel chomps down on a piece of chapati This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collectio