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The colugos, Petauridae, and Anomaluridae are gliding mammals which are similar to flying squirrels through convergent evolution, although are not particularly close in relation. Like the flying squirrel, they are scansorial mammals that use their patagium to glide, unpowered, to move quickly through their environment.
A gliding eutriconodont, long considered the earliest gliding mammal until the discovery of contemporary gliding haramiyidans. It lived around 164 million years ago and used a fur-covered skin membrane to glide through the air; [ 78 ] it lived around 165 million years ago, during the Middle-Late Jurassic of what is now China.
Colugos are proficient gliders, and thought better adapted for flight than any other gliding mammal. They can travel as far as 70 m (230 ft) from one tree to another without losing much altitude, [10] with a Malayan colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) individual having been observed traveling about 150 m (490 ft) in one glide. [11]
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The California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to protect western burrowing owls throughout California as a “candidate” species under the California Endangered Species Act.
At just 6.5–8 cm (2.6–3.1 in) in head-and-body length [5] and weighing about 12 g (3 ⁄ 8 oz), the feathertail glider is only around the size of a small mouse, and is the world's smallest gliding mammal. [4] The fur is soft and silky, and is a uniform greyish brown on the upper body, and white on the underside.
Away: The Survival Series is a story-driven adventure game where players assume the role of a tiny sugar glider navigating through a nature documentary-like setting. The gameplay involves gliding among trees, combating dangerous predators, and exploring picturesque environments on a quest to save the player character's family.