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Discover 10 Animals That Glide

Flying Squirrel: Flying squirrels have a membrane of skin called a patagium that stretches from their wrists to their ankles, allowing them to glide between trees.

Sugar Glider: Sugar gliders are small marsupials with a patagium that stretches from their wrists to their ankles, enabling them to glide from tree to tree.

Flying Fish: Flying fish have large, wing-like fins that allow them to glide above the water's surface to escape predators.

Paradise Tree Snake: The paradise tree snake can flatten its body and glide from tree to tree using its rib muscles to create a gliding motion.

Colugo: Also known as a flying lemur, the colugo has a membrane of skin that extends between its limbs, allowing it to glide long distances through the forest canopy.

Flying Dragon: The flying dragon is a type of lizard that has wing-like extensions of skin supported by its ribs, allowing it to glide from tree to tree.

Kerivoula Kachinensis: This species of bat is known for its gliding abilities, using its wings to glide between trees in the forests of Southeast Asia.

Gliding Ant: Some species of ants have been observed using their legs to glide from tree to tree, likely as a way to escape predators or find new food sources.

Gliding Possum: Found in Australia and New Guinea, gliding possums have a membrane of skin that stretches between their limbs, allowing them to glide from tree to tree.

Gliding Frog: Some species of tree frogs have webbed feet that allow them to glide from tree to tree, using their outstretched limbs to steer and control their descent.

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