Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) eating a fig in a wild fig tree. It is one of six species of sun squirrel, all from sub-Saharan Africa.

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Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus) eating a fig in a wild fig tree. It is one of six species of sun squirrel, all from sub-Saharan Africa. This one is found in moist savannah across western, eastern and central Africa. Sun squirrels are named for their habit of basking in the sun. Photographed in Ethiopia.

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