The Virginia Flying Squirrel
“Northern Virginia Flying Squirrel”
The northern flying squirrel is a small creature that spends most of its time in trees. They have large black eyes, round like ears, and long whiskers. Their fur has a variety of colors such as: gray, silver, and brown, and their bellies are mostly white, with a lead color at the base. These cute furry animals have what is called a “flight membrane,” which is also a patagium that extends from their hands to their feet. The patagium is an elastic and retractable, allowing them to very quick when climbing and running. The squirrels do not exactly fly like a bird but glides, by stretching out their limbs so that their “flight membrane” looks like a sail, as they jump off a branch; they use their body to move themselves in the air. These squirrels’ can glide over 100 feet or around 30m (Jameson&Peters, 1988). Their flatten tail is 40 percent of their total of their body weight, and also acts as a stabilizer when they are gliding, and......
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