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Red-and-white giant flying squirrel
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Red-and-white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus)

The red-and-white giant flying squirrel is the largest flying squirrel in the world, which is as long as one meter! Thus the local name of this species is "Fei Mao", which means "Flying cat" in Chinese. We came across this cute and tame animal during one spotlighting, and it was licking minerals from the rock cliff.
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Habitat
Montane forest
Location
Dalaoling Natural Reserve, Hubei Province, China
Date taken
2017-8-27
Scientific name
Petaurista alborufus
Equipment used
Canon 5D2, 300mm 4.0 lens
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delia todd
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What lovely images you've got of this beautiful squirrel Sun Ge.

I've never heard of these before - many thanks for showing him to us.

It's great to see you posting again!
 
Kits
Three wonderful shots of this lovely creature - the lighting is fabulous.
 

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