Every year, during the fall, untold millions of monarch butterflies travel over 3,000 miles from North America to Mexico. Their journey is among the greatest migrations of any in the
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Every year, during the fall, untold millions of monarch butterflies travel over 3,000 miles from North America to Mexico. Their journey is among the greatest migrations of any in the
Despite their namesake, the northern flying squirrel doesn’t actually fly, but rather glides from tree to tree. Bats are the only mammal known to actually fly. There are 43 known species
The little brown bat can be found in the U.S. and Canada, from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. There have also been documented instances in the forested areas of Mexico, at
With 31 known species of flying dragon lizards ranging from Australia, Philippines, Borneo, India, Malaysia, to Indonesia these lizards are well established. Flying lizards live
Winning the title for the world’s largest bat species, it’s the flying fox. There are more than 60 known species of these bats living in Asia, Australia, Africa, and various Pacific islands. Fossil records show they first evolved from prehistoric giant