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Gliding is quick, but hard work
Gliding from tree-tops in South East Asia, colugos use special flaps of skin between their limbs to move from tree to tree, covering distances of nearly 150 metres in a single glide. But instead of saving energy, the nocturnal lemur-like creatures actually glide to save time, according to a study published today in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
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