Sep 19, 2024, 09:41 PM IST
These fish propel themselves out of the water with rapid tail movements and use their large, wing-like fins to glide for short distances.
Despite the name, colugos aren't lemurs, but they have a large skin membrane that helps them glide up to 200 feet between trees.
Also called the "flying dragon," this lizard has elongated ribs that extend its skin flaps, allowing it to glide through the air.
Flying squirrels glide through the air using a membrane called a patagium, stretched from their wrists to their ankles, allowing them to leap between trees.
This snake flattens its body and glides by undulating mid-air, covering distances up to 100 feet.
This small marsupial uses a membrane between its limbs to glide, similar to the flying squirrel, across trees in search of food.
Flying frogs have webbed feet and long limbs that help them glide from tree to tree, reducing their descent when jumping.
This unique ant can control its fall by steering mid-air, using its legs and body to direct its glide back toward a tree trunk.