Flying and gliding animals
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A number of animals are capable of aerial locomotion, either by active flight, passive gliding or, in rare occasions, ballooning, also known as kiting. Such animals typically have appendages that inte
Greylag geese (Anser anser). Birds are one of only four taxonomic groups to have evolved powered flight.
Analogous flying adaptions in vertebrates: pterosaur (Pterosauria) bat (Chiroptera) bird (Aves)
Airborne flying squirrel.
A bee in flight.
Draco (lizard)
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Draco is a genus of agamid lizards that are also known as flying lizards, flying dragons or gliding lizards. These lizards are capable of gliding flight via membranes that may be extended to create wi
Draco taeniopterus Gunther, 1861 from Bulon
Draco spilonotus
Size of D. quinquefasciatus in comparison to a human hand, from Sarawak, Malaysia
Highly camouflaged D. dussumieri from Bandipur National Park, India