Meet the real-life glider of the treetops — and no, it’s not a bat.
This is the Sunda Colugo (also called the Flying Lemur, though it’s neither lemur nor flyer).
What it does is glide — like a shadow stretched across the forest canopy.
That stretchy skin? It’s called a patagium, and it runs from its neck to its tail and all four limbs — creating the largest gliding surface relative to body size of any mammal.
But don’t be fooled by its wide eyes and soft fur — this is a specialist of the sky:
It can glide over 100 meters without losing much altitude
It barely makes a sound
And when it hangs? It becomes almost invisible, mimicking bark and branches
No wings. No drama.
Just a creature evolved for silence.