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Colugos are sometimes called flying lemurs – even though they don’t fly and are not lemurs. But what they really are, is a 200 year old mystery DNA might have just solved.
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Sources:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593674
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3444412
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1600633
iucnredlist.org/search?taxonomies=100339&searchType=species
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cynocephalus_volans
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Galeopterus_variegates
lexico.com/en/definition/dermoptera
iucnredlist.org/search?query=primates&searchType=species
nature.com/articles/488561c
https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/bats.html
phys.org/news/2016-08-dna-analysis-colugos-primate-sister.html
britannica.com/animal/flying-squirrel
https://science.umd.edu/classroom/bsci338m/Lectures/Dermoptera.html
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1421707112
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dermoptera
sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/dermoptera
researchgate.net/profile/K-Christopher-Beard/publication/237067054_Phylogenetic_Systematics_of_the_Primatomorpha_with_Special_Reference_to_Dermoptera/links/0c96052f9416033fc3000000/Phylogenetic-Systematics-of-the-Primatomorpha-with-Special-Reference-to-Dermoptera.pdf
nature.com/articles/35054550
mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/5/774/htm
academic.oup.com/gbe/article/9/9/2308/4095375
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Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/sunda-flying-lemur-royalty-free-image/465090913?phrase=colugos
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pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1421707112#executive-summary-abstract
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lemur_catta_toothcomb.jpg
paoloviscardi.com/2010/11/15/friday-mystery-object-69-answer
twitter.com/CSULBMammalLab/status/986281114258915333
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youtube.com/watch?v=rsKD0HPMwGQ
inaturalist.org/observations/54641590
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cynocephalus_volans_2.jpg
inaturalist.org/observations/54610651
pacapix.com/tag/pen-tailed-tree-shrew
bit.ly/3wPqgmT
Colugos are sometimes called flying lemurs – even though they don’t fly and are not lemurs. But what they really are, is a 200 year old mystery DNA might have just solved.
We have a few left! Get your colugo here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-colugos
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Gwendolyn Wood. You can find out more about her and her work here: gwendolynwood.com
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Host: Hank Green (he/him)
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts
#colugo #primates #evolution
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Sources:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593674
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3444412
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1600633
iucnredlist.org/search?taxonomies=100339&searchType=species
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cynocephalus_volans
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Galeopterus_variegates
lexico.com/en/definition/dermoptera
iucnredlist.org/search?query=primates&searchType=species
nature.com/articles/488561c
https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/bats.html
phys.org/news/2016-08-dna-analysis-colugos-primate-sister.html
britannica.com/animal/flying-squirrel
https://science.umd.edu/classroom/bsci338m/Lectures/Dermoptera.html
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1421707112
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dermoptera
sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/dermoptera
researchgate.net/profile/K-Christopher-Beard/publication/237067054_Phylogenetic_Systematics_of_the_Primatomorpha_with_Special_Reference_to_Dermoptera/links/0c96052f9416033fc3000000/Phylogenetic-Systematics-of-the-Primatomorpha-with-Special-Reference-to-Dermoptera.pdf
nature.com/articles/35054550
mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/5/774/htm
academic.oup.com/gbe/article/9/9/2308/4095375
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Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/sunda-flying-lemur-royalty-free-image/465090913?phrase=colugos
bit.ly/3wOKtta
bit.ly/3q1s6xh
bit.ly/3wQtyGJ
bit.ly/3B3eIz5
bit.ly/3wLw9BO
bit.ly/3Rf6Hwz
bit.ly/3TziHui
bit.ly/3egxvOv
bit.ly/3TxS2hF
bit.ly/3KGIZa1
bit.ly/3R8s0A0
bit.ly/3CQjVeN
bit.ly/3Q9liIF
inaturalist.org/observations/65421688
inaturalist.org/observations/36861787
bit.ly/3CNrOBR
bit.ly/3RwwS1k
bit.ly/3CYjYoO
bit.ly/3q1ueoM
bit.ly/3q0g2MS
bit.ly/3RqrDR1
bit.ly/3wSe9FJ
bit.ly/3Rkjhua
bit.ly/3RqrTzt
bit.ly/3Rqh54k
bit.ly/3R8a9ZH
bit.ly/3TxSI6H
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1421707112#executive-summary-abstract
bit.ly/3qa7AdL
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lemur_catta_toothcomb.jpg
paoloviscardi.com/2010/11/15/friday-mystery-object-69-answer
twitter.com/CSULBMammalLab/status/986281114258915333
bit.ly/3RxbpW3
bit.ly/3CU2NF1
bit.ly/3Q8RWdi
bit.ly/3TzVf07
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bit.ly/3cIxDWE
bit.ly/3KFIkWq
bit.ly/3D70dMf
bit.ly/3CPBdZz
youtube.com/watch?v=rsKD0HPMwGQ
inaturalist.org/observations/54641590
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cynocephalus_volans_2.jpg
inaturalist.org/observations/54610651
pacapix.com/tag/pen-tailed-tree-shrew
bit.ly/3wPqgmT
