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Ornate Flying Snake: Nature’s Gliding Jewel
These pretty creatures have adapted to live high up in the canopy of forests. With a sharp ridge that helps them grip tree trunks to the ability to glide fluidly in the air and land on the ground, these are true marvels of nature
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Red Giant Gliding Squirrel: The Late-Night Paratrooper of Namdapha
As the sun sets in Namdapha National Park, a giant squirrel wakes up, climbs to the high reaches of the canopy, stretches, locks a target and glides! Meet the paratroopers of a dark rainforest
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Night Flyer: The Red Giant Gliding Squirrel in Namdapha National Park
Though this nocturnal squirrel resides high up in the canopy and is widely distributed it is threatened by deforestation and habitat fragmentation
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