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 ...

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 ...

Squirrels, however, can be found sleeping and resting in dreys throughout the year — making dreys longer lasting home bases. “For the most part, they’re taking shelter from nocturnal predators, like ...

I often enjoy the more common side of nature, the nature in our own backyards or neighborhood park that we see every day – for example, the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).

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 ...

Gracefully gliding between trees at night in search of a feast of truffles, the San Bernardino flying squirrel is one of the most distinctive nocturnal residents of Southern California's ...