JG-+flying-squirrel

=The pteromyini. Also known as the flying squirrel. =

===Physical description: T he flying squirrel would look a lot like a normal squirrel if they didn't have a flap of skin connecting their front legs to their back legs. They also tend to be a little larger. ===


===Diet: The flying squirrel will eat what it is hungry for. They mostly eat spiders, slugs, tree sap, tree bark, insects, and fruit. ===

===How it reproduces: The flying squirrel is a mammal. That means it reproduces sexually. After the baby is born the parents care for it months. Flying Squirrel mothers also have mammary glands that lets mom give milk. === ===Relationship to other animals: Flying Squirrels are related to normal squirrels. I'm sure you've seen them before. They are part of a group called rodents. Other related animals are: mice, rats, and other small animals. === ===What everyone wants to know: The flying squirrel is called the flying squirrel because it can fly, well, sort of. They can't //really// fly, but because of the flaps of skin connecting the front and back legs, they can glide from tree to tree. Thats how they get around most of the time, by gliding. <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> ===

===<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Why is it a mammal: <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">They are warm blooded, give live birth, give milk to their young, have fur, and have teeth. === ===<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Other interesting information: <span style="color: rgb(113, 23, 130);">The flying squirrel can't throw up. Instead, they regurgitate. The flying squirrel only comes out at night. === <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Flying squirrels live in most forests in north and south America. Living in holes in trees and in the branches is a good life for them. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">The average lifespan is about 15 years. They also can be good house pets. they don't smell bad and they can be content in a cage.

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