The colugo is a funny little beast, that glides through the forests of southeast Asia on its furry parachute, which runs from its wrists to its ankles and is controlled by tiny specialist muscles in its limbs for maximum floatability. Their closest relatives are… us!

(Well. Primates generally.)

(Look closely at this image – this one has a passenger 🙂 )

They are solitary and nocturnal, munching on leaves and fruit and moving from tree to tree. The babies are born tiny and underdeveloped like a marsupial, so their mother wraps herself around the baby as a blanket. An adult colugo can easily glide for 70m (230ft) without losing much altitude.

Are they a little bit creepy? Sure! BUT LOOK AT HEEM!!!