Despite being found in most forest habitats of Southeast Asia, surprisingly little is known about the Malayan colugo, or "flying lemur". One naturalist is hoping to change that. You don't have to ...

Colugos have a very clever mode of transportation that has earned them somewhat of a deceiving nickname. While we sometimes call them flying lemurs, they aren’t lemurs and they technically can’t fly.

Primates may have some high-flying relatives. Colugos, small mammals that glide from treetop to treetop in forests throughout Southeast Asia, have an evolutionary history that’s long been debated.

The colugo is often nicknamed a “flying lemur,” but that name couldn’t be more misleading. These unusual mammals don’t fly, and they’re not lemurs, either. What they do excel at is gliding, and ...