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What powers the flying squirrels?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

They get their energy from nuts.

But in all seriousness, if you are referring to how do they fly? The flying squirrel has two folded flaps of furry skin, one on each side of their body. The flaps start at their wrist and end at their ankle. At rest these flaps are hardly noticable, but the are opened when the squirrel jumps and spreads himself. The flaps open out and act almost like a parachute, and this allows the squirrel to glide.

The design of the flying squirrel is so effective it has even been adapted by some extreme sportspeople. They have designed a suit which is similar to the squirrel and they jump off the side of cliffs etc, they glide for what seems like an eternity, before they deploy their parachute.

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Wiki User

15y ago

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