Flying squirrels have small rounded heads, large black eyes, prominent ears, long whiskers, and well-furred tails. Their fur is dense, soft and silky. The tail is horizontally (dorso-ventrally) ...

When parted, the white hairs of the belly show gray bases, the fur on the upper parts of the body has a reddish brown cast, and the undersurface of the tail is buffy white to tan. Apart from these ...

Aside from their patagia, flying squirrels look similar to their grounded cousins, with small rounded faces, prominent ears, and fluffy tails that can be as long as their bodies. Their eyes are ...

It is said that the direction and speed of the animal in midair, can be controlled by changing the position of its arms and legs, while the tail acts as a rudder. A Flying Squirrel (Hambawa) killed in ...

Imagine a flying squirrel hybridized with a lizard ... To our surprise, detailed images of tail membranes popped out in a handful of specimens, along with a lattice of supporting structures ...

In 2001, a wildlife rehabilitator named Christy Hargrove decided squirrels deserved a little respect. So she founded National ...

There are some animals, like mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that can fly to some extent even without wings. They, on the other hand, must force their body to take flight and keep them in the air.

While the giant squirrel is often labelled a pest, its behavior is partly a consequence of deforestation, says Prof. Sampath ...

But minutes after a bowl with the video camera installed in the center of it was set, three Siberian flying squirrels gathered around it. They curled their tails and holding food with their small ...

West Virginia northern flying squirrels can also be identified by their long whiskers, which are common to nocturnal animals. The squirrels' distinctive, sail-like patagia (folds of skin between the ...