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Article: Ready...Set...Glide.(flying frogs)
- Article from:
- Ranger Rick
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 National Wildlife Federation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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This google-eyed guy is one of four kinds of flying frogs. Check out those big toes with webbed skin between them. They're not for swimming--they're for flying!
Sure, birds fly. Bats too. But have you ever heard of flying FROGS? Let's take a jungle journey to find these and other fantastic fliers.
Yes, it's true. The frogs you see on these pages are flying frogs. Would you believe that there are also flying lizards, flying snakes, and flying lemurs (LEE-murz)? They all live on the island of Borneo (see map on page 37).
Let's get one thing straight first: These creatures can't truly fly the way birds and bats can. Instead, they fling themselves ...