| Colugo |
| Father and Child? |
| Colugos
are called flying lemurs but they are neither lemurs nor primates.
In fact, they form a distinct order of their own named Dermoptera
('skin-winged' -- a reference to its wide gliding membrane which connects
the entire body from neck to limbs and right to the tip of its tail.) Their main diet consisted of leaves and young shoots. They are mainly nocturnal, spending their day resting on trees. It has been observed that Colugos occur in two colour phases: females usually grey with reticulated pattern of white and black, while males may be grey, or reddish-orange with white patterns. Recently, I saw one which is reddish-orange in colour and it was carrying a baby. I wondered if it is a male and |
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