BQ: are there flying reptiles
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The only mammal that can truly fly is a bat. It is the only mammal capable of free flight, able to launch into flight from a still position.
There are other types of gliding mammals, such as sugar gliders and numerous other varieties of glider, marsupials commonly found in Australia, and flying squirrels. These animals can glide using membranes which extend from their wrists to their elbows. Unlike bats, these animals must launch from a high point in order to glide to a lower point, covering up to 50 metres of ground. This is useful for jumping large distances between trees. There are also the flying lemurs or colugos, which can only parachute jump
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No, but certain species of frog, lizard and snake have been known to glide for distances of up to fifteen meters. Recent research indicates that avians and reptiles are more closely related than we may have origically speculated, so the concept of a flying reptile isn't so feather-brained.
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There are other types of gliding mammals, such as sugar gliders and numerous other varieties of glider, marsupials commonly found in Australia, and flying squirrels. These animals can glide using membranes which extend from their wrists to their elbows. Unlike bats, these animals must launch from a high point in order to glide to a lower point, covering up to 50 metres of ground. This is useful for jumping large distances between trees. There are also the flying lemurs or colugos, which can only parachute jump
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_mammal_ca…
No, but certain species of frog, lizard and snake have been known to glide for distances of up to fifteen meters. Recent research indicates that avians and reptiles are more closely related than we may have origically speculated, so the concept of a flying reptile isn't so feather-brained.
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_there_any_…
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"Are bats the only mammal that can fly?"
They're the only ones capable of powered flight, although a few others glide.
"BQ: are there flying reptiles"
Birds are flying reptiles. (They're reptiles because of descent from reptiles.) Apart from that, pterosaurs used to be until the last of them died off 65 million years ago and, again, there are some capable of gliding.
They're the only ones capable of powered flight, although a few others glide.
"BQ: are there flying reptiles"
Birds are flying reptiles. (They're reptiles because of descent from reptiles.) Apart from that, pterosaurs used to be until the last of them died off 65 million years ago and, again, there are some capable of gliding.
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The only one that can truly fly...yes!