The Colugo: Nature’s bizarre "Flying Lemur" that isn't a lemur and can't actually fly

Meet the Colugo, a nocturnal mammal from Southeast Asia that looks like a cross between a bat, a lemur, and a greyhound. Despite their nickname, they belong to their own unique order (Dermoptera) and are actually the closest living relatives to primates—making them our distant gliding cousins.

What makes them truly "lit" is their specialized gliding membrane called a patagium. It stretches from their neck all the way to their fingertips and even to the tip of their tail, giving them more surface area for gliding than almost any other mammal. This "flying cloak" allows them to travel over 450 feet (150 meters) in a single leap between treetops without losing much height. They even have unique "comb-shaped" bottom teeth used for both feeding on leaves and grooming their massive gliding suit. They are the ultimate masters of the forest canopy.

Source: Joshua Davenport and Tanto Yensen