Revision Of The American Flying Squirrels

Excerpt from Revision of the American Flying Squirrels Flying squirrels are almost exclusively arboreal seldom descending to the ground and apparently never running for any distance on its surface. They are unsuspicious and, being easily tamed, make very attractive pets.1 Possessed of intense activity, their movements are the acme of grace and agility. They do not fly, in the usual sense of the term, but progress from tree to tree by gliding with out stretched membranes from an elevated position to a point lower down, usually near the ground. J ust before alighting, the animal checks its momentum by sweeping upward in a gentle curve and alights on the tree trunk with its head up. Ascending the tree by climbing, it is ready for another flight. In these gliding leaps, which may extend for a distance of 50 yards or more, the squirrel is able to change, its course to one side or the other with perfect ease. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.