• Question: Can flying squirrels actually fly?

    Asked by JoeMattock11 to Carrie, Ellen, Rupert on 16 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Ellen Williams

      Ellen Williams answered on 16 Mar 2017:

      No they can’t… they glide… falling with style 😉

    • Photo: Rupert Marshall

      Rupert Marshall answered on 16 Mar 2017:

      Flying squirrels glide – they can’t gain height but they can travel a long way horizontally on their way down. They often glide like this to get between trees. They can climb up using their feet.

    • Photo: Carrie Ijichi

      Carrie Ijichi answered on 17 Mar 2017:

      No, they glide because they can’t create any “lift” to raise themselves only control their rate and direction of falling. I LOVE Ellen’s description – I wish i fell with style – I just splat….

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