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Primorye Week: Siberian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans)

Posted on Sep 29, 2011 by in Rodents, Theme Weeks | 4 comments

Pteromys volans

Siberian flying squirrel by Coco, age 12

Number 0392

This week, we’re looking at a few mammals from Primorye, a region in the far east of Russia that you can learn a bit more about in my post for Monday’s musk deer. For today, Coco and I drew Siberian flying squirrels. They are quite common throughout the forests of northern Europe and Asia, where they glide through the treetops by night, snacking on seeds, leaves, buds, and catkins, which are downy, flowering spikes on some trees. An idyllic lifestyle to be sure, a lifestyle from a magical story.

4 Comments

  1. Wow! TWO amazing drawings today! You both did a fantastic job!

  2. Mom , that is a fantastic drawing! Good work. It was fun working with you partner!!:]

  3. Very nice, Coco! And yours also, Jen, as usual!

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