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Giant Flying Squirrel Soared Through The North American Skies Nearly 5 Million Years Ago

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
Popular Science

Flying squirrels the size of cats soared over prehistoric Appalachia

‘It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons living in the forests of Tennessee.’ By Andrew Paul Published Feb 26, 2025 3:02 PM EST Add Popular Science ...
The Daily Reflector

Researchers find nine flying squirrels at Grandfather Mountain

LINVILLE — Grandfather Mountain, the not-for-profit nature park run by the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, partnered with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the N.C. Division of ...
Miami Herald

‘Incredibly rare’ giant flying squirrel fossil found in Tennessee — with ‘puzzling’ past

An ancient species of giant flying squirrel was found in a sinkhole lake fossil site in eastern Tennessee. Photo by Dan Meyers via Unsplash Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked ...
The Telegraph

Pink squirrels? Flying squirrels in NC capable of ‘glowing pink,’ experts say

Bigfoot is apparently not the craziest thing you might find in North Carolina’s backwoods. On Wednesday, a state project revealed an odd fact about flying squirrels in North Carolina. “Just another ...
KTVZ

Rare, orphaned flying squirrel rescued, is being cared for by Think Wild in Bend

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, said Monday it recently admitted an orphaned northern flying squirrel for rehabilitation. The young female ...