A flying name, a gliding animalSourced
The Sunda flying lemur does not fly by flapping
The Southeast Asian Sunda flying lemur glides among trees rather than flying by flapping. Its membrane extends along the limbs to the fingers and toes. The everyday name does not specify the mechanism of aerial movement.
Crossing the air can mean a glide.
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