Japanese flying squirrels are the cutest animals in the world. How much distance can they hover?

We want to tell you about these absolutely adorable little furry animals that you might have met on the internet. These are the Japanese flying squirrels who are small mammals are able to soar from branch to branch thanks to a furred membrane. It is located between the front and rear legs an helps them to do it.

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Of course they do not fly as birds do but these pretty and cute mammals can hover a distance of 100 meters which is actually a really big distance for them. This unique ability allows this animals to escape from possible predators. But they use it anytime they want so it makes easy for them to go from one place to another.

Source: Masatsugu Ohashi

Source: Masatsugu Ohashi

People really need to know everything about them as they are very unique and you can’t just meet them on a random day in forest. Our nature and animal world is full of this kind of wonders and we just have to know about their existence and always talk about them. They are beautiful and unique, let’s take care about our planet and the nature surrounding us, to make the earth better place for them to live in. Thank you so much for reading, you can share this with your friends to support us and this article too!

Source: Masatsugu Ohashi

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