Flying Lemurs And Bats

                                           A flying lemur does not really fly,but it can glide.It's name actually is colugo,but it is called a flying lemur because it's head resembles that of a lemur.They are found mostly in the East Indies and some parts of the philipines.Flying lemurs are about 16 inches(41 cm) long.The flying lemurs have a membrance that extends from the neck and forefeet to the hindfeet even to the tail.When this membrance is stretched out the animals can leap from a high place and glide for as much as 200 feet(61 m).Bats the only mammals that really fly.They have four extremely long fingers on each hand,while the other finger,or thumb,is short and hooked.The 5 toes on each foot are free,with long,curved claws that bats used to groom their fur and hook themselves to tree.Bats make up the order chiroptera and comprise two distinct groups:fruit bat and insectivorous bats.Fruit bat is larger than the insect-eating members of the bat family.There are 900 species of bats.At night they use their keen hearing and an echolocation system to find their way and the insectivorous bats to catch insects.The fruit bat is one of the largest bats at about 16 inches(41 cm).It feeds on fruits in the  jungles of southeast Asia and estern Australia.Besides,the vampire bat is found in tropical regions of central and South America.It is just 3 inches(8 cm) long.The vampire bat eats nothing but the fresh blood of animals and human.On the ground it is most agile bat,using legs and arms both to run.It may diseases such as rabies.