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) ...

Their eyes are large, helping these nocturnal mammals navigate the dark, and their fur color and markings vary by species. Some flying squirrels have only one mating cycle per year but others ...

Apart from these differences, and larger size, the northern flying squirrel resembles the southern. Adults are 250-298 mm (10-11.7 in) in total length, and weigh 75-125 g (2.6-4.4 oz). The range is ...

This is the same reason why you see large passenger airplane wings with upturned tips. The flying squirrels have long flat tails, which are very important for steering and stabilization while in ...

Some species can glid for up to about 46 metres. The earliest fossil skeleton of flying squirrel dates back to 11 million years ago and is very similar to the large flying squirrel species that ...

Like many in the Northland, I maintain bird feeders throughout winter. Spending money on bird food seems very worth it when I can look out on a subzero morning and watch the antics of these avian ...

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — A flying squirrel was recorded early Wednesday ... A short time later, something swoops down from the large bush on the right and lands below the windowsill, possibly on ...

Mr. Paebotuwage, who is also the Vice President, Research Committee- Young Zoologists’ Association, identified the mammal as a Giant Flying Squirrel, measuring two-and-a-half feet, with full grown ...

Like spotted owls, flying squirrels thrive in mature forests with big trees, large snags and plenty of downed logs that foster the growth of the truffle fungi they eat. But this squirrel is in danger ...

The native rodents, southern flying squirrels, were brought to the center this winter in two large groups after the squirrels’ Western Pennsylvania homes were no longer suitable. Katie Kefalos ...

A sleeping squirrel would be an easy and tasty snack for a large owl,” says Nate Marchessault, staff ecologist at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, New Hampshire. In the ...