tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583045325437987972.post6584801229007725390..comments2023-09-16T13:28:08.942+01:00Comments on Jupiter Birding: Flying SquirrelsPeter and Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13407482544472056644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583045325437987972.post-47708227034841911602010-09-04T19:22:06.156+01:002010-09-04T19:22:06.156+01:00Hi Steve
Thanks for the invitation! You've o...Hi Steve<br /><br />Thanks for the invitation! You've obviously forgotten more about Flying Squirrels than we'll ever know - your website is a mine of information.<br />We're birders and we guess that anything that can glide, whether it be 300m or 500m must be an honorary bird!<br /><br />June & PeterPeter and Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407482544472056644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583045325437987972.post-18908536466398137522010-09-04T17:20:48.315+01:002010-09-04T17:20:48.315+01:00Hello from Ontario, Canada. Actually, there are 43...Hello from Ontario, Canada. Actually, there are 43 species worldwide, with a fair number IUCN-classed as endandgered.<br /><br />The longest glide for the southern flying squirrel was recorded by a scientist in the Adirondack Mountain Range at 300m. I myself have witnessed glides by northerns of only 44m but even these glides are spectacular to watch, especially when they perform their acrobatic maneuvers.<br />The longest recorded glide by any flying squirrel species is that of the wooly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus) of the Kashmir region, at over 500m. Note - both these glides were "incline" glides, meaning they were gliding down a mountain side. With a glide ratio of roughly 3:1, flying squirrels are limited in length of glide only by height of "takeoff object" or availability of line-of-sight glides down mountainsides.<br /><br />If June and Peter ever come to Canada, with advance notice you are welcome to come and meet my two flying squirrels at home and front seats to watch our 1.5 hour show on flying squirrels and forest ecology. See www.hummingbirdservices.ca for information. And visit my companion site www.flyingsquirrels.com for information on these amazing creatures of the night.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />SteveSteve Pattersonhttp://www.hummingbirdservices.canoreply@blogger.com