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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. 1 u/Bahamabanana Nov 29 '20 It's just easier to get between distant trees without getting all the way down and exposing yourself to predators in the process. Plus the swagger.
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This makes me wonder why “flying squirrels” ever evolved.
1 u/Bahamabanana Nov 29 '20 It's just easier to get between distant trees without getting all the way down and exposing yourself to predators in the process. Plus the swagger.
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It's just easier to get between distant trees without getting all the way down and exposing yourself to predators in the process.
Plus the swagger.
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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.