My friend says he saw a flying lemur once. Do they even exist?
2007-01-12 15:45:40 · 10 answers · asked by Cody C 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
There are two, actually. One is called the "Sunda flying lemur" and the other is called the "Philippine flying lemur". These two species are only found in Asia and a couple of zoos, though, so I don't know if you're friend could have seen one in real life or not...
2007-01-12 15:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by Shanara P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Flying Lemurs - Order DermopteraFlying lemurs are unusual animals. They have a lemur-like face, ... Flying lemurs are brown or grey in colour and are covered with irregular white spots. ...
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Colugo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThey are also known as cobegos or flying lemurs (misleadingly, ... There are two species, the Sunda Flying Lemur being the larger and more common of the two ...
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2007-01-12 15:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by --------------- 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's true. Flying lemurs dont really fly like a bird. They kinda of glide from tree to tree.
2007-01-12 15:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by Rach 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes Virginia, there is a flying lemur. And they live on the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa.
2007-01-12 15:53:08 · answer #4 · answered by 1ofSelby's 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they can actually fly, but can leap long distances between trees and this is called flying, as the stick out there arms and kind of soar or glide
2007-01-12 15:49:54 · answer #5 · answered by ALEX K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is. but they don't really fly. Excess skin between their body and limbs allows them to glide from tree to tree, just like flying squirels.
2007-01-12 15:52:56 · answer #6 · answered by Pinoy Sophomore 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes....it seems it could fly but it actually can't........it can jump from tree to tree using its wing like structire between its arms and body
2007-01-12 15:51:12 · answer #7 · answered by *-_-* 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of one. But can sure leap good.
2007-01-12 15:51:13 · answer #8 · answered by Speaking_Up 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they to jump from tree to tree every now and then.
2007-01-12 15:49:50 · answer #9 · answered by pitfallxf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol he must of seen it on that one Nickelodeon show
2007-01-12 15:49:06 · answer #10 · answered by Goat 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋