Meet the flying squirrel.
Found in Japan and Europe, from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Coast, flying squirrels are a tribe of 44 species of squirrels that have the capability of flight.
But they don’t actually fly exactly, rather they glide using a furry membrane or patagium between their front and rear legs, and using this membrane enables them to glide over 100 meters.
They can escape predators this way or just reach another tree.
With their large eyes, and expressive features, these tree-dwellers look like they could come from a Disney film.
These flying squirrels in particular are known as Siberian and Japanese flying squirrels, and if there was a contest for the world’s cutest creature, they have a pretty good chance of winning.
Pictures of them playing outside are rare, being that they are shy and nocturnal animals, but this incredible video caught one in flight:
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