Mysterious Flying Animal Spotted in S.W. China Cave

[TaiShang]

A Sino-France joint scientific research team has spotted a squirrel-like animal in Shuanghe Cave, southwest China's Guizhou province. The animal's abdomen is connected by loose skin with its four limbs. When it stretches its limbs, that part of its skin spreads like wings, which allows the animal to glide between places. The team thus nicknamed it a "flying cat." CCTV News initially identified the "flying cat" as the complex-toothed flying squirrel (trogopterus xanthipes). But it was later corrected as the red and white giant flying squirrel (petaurista alborufus). [Photo: weibo.com]



A Sino-France joint scientific research team has spotted a squirrel-like animal in Shuanghe Cave, southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo: weibo.com]



A Sino-France joint scientific research team has spotted a squirrel-like animal in Shuanghe Cave, southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo: weibo.com]

 

[Moon]

A Sino-France joint scientific research team has spotted a squirrel-like animal in Shuanghe Cave, southwest China's Guizhou province. The animal's abdomen is connected by loose skin with its four limbs. When it stretches its limbs, that part of its skin spreads like wings, which allows the animal to glide between places. The team thus nicknamed it a "flying cat." CCTV News initially identified the "flying cat" as the complex-toothed flying squirrel (trogopterus xanthipes). But it was later corrected as the red and white giant flying squirrel (petaurista alborufus). [Photo: weibo.com]



A Sino-France joint scientific research team has spotted a squirrel-like animal in Shuanghe Cave, southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo: weibo.com]



A Sino-France joint scientific research team has spotted a squirrel-like animal in Shuanghe Cave, southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo: weibo.com]

Oh God, it's so ADORABLE!.
I'm making this my profile pic.

 

[Taygibay]

Oh God, it's so ADORABLE!.
I'm making this my profile pic.

LOLOLOL, that's so girly a comment, Mister Meap!


Here's to further your love :

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/16718/0
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Petaurista_alborufus/classification/

Great day both, Tay.

 

[dy1022]

another " Panda " find out exclusively in China!

 

[Moon]

LOLOLOL, that's so girly a comment, Mister Meap!


Here's to further your love :

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/16718/0
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Petaurista_alborufus/classification/

Great day both, Tay.

Pause at 0:31, second video. My heart melted, thanks, my day couldn't get any better.

 

[Taygibay]

My heart melted, thanks, my day couldn't get any better.

Very good, then mine wasn't wasted either!

Tay.