Colugo, the Flying Lemur

From Steve Gettle

"Colugo" - Flying Lemur

Borneo is home to some of the world's most unique animals and certainly near the top of that list would be this flying lemur known locally as a Colugo. Technically they don't actually fly but glide between the trees very much like a "flying" squirrel.

Completely nocturnal this animal glides through the jungle at night on a membrane that runs between its hands and feet called a patagium. I love how the mottled fur looks very much like the bark of the tree trunks where it spends so much of its time.

Nature is just amazing!

Image: Flying Lemur, Sabah Borneo, Malaysia #nikon, 100-400mm, 1/200th @ f8, ISO 800, Image cropped 0% for final composition.