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From Steve Gettle

"Colugo" - Flying Lemur

Borneo is home to some of the world's most unique animals and certainly near the top of that list would be this flying lemur known locally as a Colugo. Technically they don't actually fly but glide between the trees very much like a "flying" squirrel.

Completely nocturnal this animal glides through the jungle at night on a membrane that runs between its hands and feet called a patagium. I love how the mottled fur looks very much like the bark of the tree trunks where it spends so much of its time.

Nature is just amazing!

Image: Flying Lemur, Sabah Borneo, Malaysia #nikon, 100-400mm, 1/200th @ f8, ISO 800, Image cropped 0% for final composition.

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[–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago (7 children)
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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Ooo...I dunno if I like that thing. My first thought was someone was swimming and their uterus fell out 😯

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Have to be a giant woman or like an elephant or hippo or something, these things are HUGE, and somehow substantially more offputting out of water!

    You’re right that your lil guy is superior! :p

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I would probably still touch it out of morbid curiosity, should opportunity arise, but still... 🫪🫣😳

    The colugo is weird, but at least a mammal, so It should be at least a bit warm and fuzzy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I so would too! Ive touched little rays and young sturgeon, both of which are scale-less, and they are super soft, like wet velvet, so that big gross booger monster of a slug might actually be tactilely pleasing!

    Not like a fuzzy snuggler, though. And probably not warm.

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