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In the quiet treetops of Southeast Asia, something glides. With wide eyes and silent wings, the colugo moves unseen. It's not a lemur, nor does it fly—but it captivates scientists and nature lovers ...

A dad and his kids saw a “lost” Sunda colugo gliding outside an apartment building near Bukit Batok Nature Park, rare video shows. Screengrabs from @MustShareNews' TikTok video A “lost” creature ...

They aren't monkeys and they don't really fly, but the story of flying lemurs just got twice as interesting. Genetic material has revealed that one species of the acrobatic primate is really three.

Colugos, often misidentified as flying lemurs, are unique mammals belonging to the Dermoptera order, closely related to primates. These nocturnal creatures possess a distinctive patagium, a skin ...

Why it's awesome: Colugos are commonly called "flying lemurs," but the name is misleading. These nocturnal mammals look somewhat like lemurs, with small, furry faces that are dominated by a pair of ...