A furred membrane (patagium) extending between the wrists of the front feet and the ankles of the hind feet distinguish both species of flying squirrels inhabiting the Adirondacks. Flying squirrels ...

There are about 50 species of flying squirrels ranging across most of North America down into Central America, and stretching from Southeast and Northern Asia into Siberia and Scandinavia.

Flying Squirrels take a spread-eagled position to trap air that helps it to ‘glide’. This skin membrane is called patagium, and though the animal does not actually fly like birds or bats, they have ...

It's found in southeast Asia and is sometimes referred to as the flying lemur. Its membrane, the patagium, is like that of the flying squirrel except it starts at its face and covers its fingers and ...

Birds are not the only creatures that can fly. Here is a list of animals that have the ability to soar in the skies ...

Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show ...

It featured Formosan giant flying squirrels – nocturnal, cat-sized mammals with bushy tails and a wing-like membrane called a patagium, which they use to glide. These squirrels were living in ...

The southern flying squirrel is slightly smaller than the ... between the front and back legs called a patagium or gliding membrane. When this happens, it turns their entire body into a wing.