The Colugo Glides From Tree to Tree
In The Colugo Glides From Tree to Tree, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores how colugos survive on the island of Borneo by traveling great distances and gliding through the sky to find food. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
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Lesson Express
Q: Why have the animals in the jungle become “specialists”?
A: There are so many animals in the jungle, it became necessary for them to evolve in order to have an advantage.
Q: What do the colugo eat and how do they get their food?
A: The colugos eat leaves and glide from tree to tree to get them.
Q: Why is the name, “flying lemur,” a misnomer?
A: The colugo glides rather than flies, and is not related to the lemur; no one knows which animal it’s related to!
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