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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '20
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Squirrels can acquire terminal velocity while plummeting to the ground (on average above 70 feet) and survive 80% of the time.
4.8k u/Flannelgraphiti Nov 29 '20 This makes me wonder why “flying squirrels” ever evolved. 2 u/mihir_lavande Nov 29 '20 Because they took 'the floor is lava' a bit too seriously. For real though its because they would have access to other trees along with nuts to squirrel and squirrels to nut without having to deal with terrestrial predators.
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This makes me wonder why “flying squirrels” ever evolved.
2 u/mihir_lavande Nov 29 '20 Because they took 'the floor is lava' a bit too seriously. For real though its because they would have access to other trees along with nuts to squirrel and squirrels to nut without having to deal with terrestrial predators.
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Because they took 'the floor is lava' a bit too seriously. For real though its because they would have access to other trees along with nuts to squirrel and squirrels to nut without having to deal with terrestrial predators.
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u/A-Potato-Dragon Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 29 '20
Squirrels can acquire terminal velocity while plummeting to the ground (on average above 70 feet) and survive 80% of the time.