Giant flying squirrels that were as big as house cats glided across North America around 5 million years ago, researchers have discovered, after identifying an unusual fossil found inside an ancient ...

Renae Swayser holds a southern flying squirrel. On a wintry Saturday morning, a group gathered in the Poconos to look for a specific rodent - the northern flying squirrel. Renae Swayser, an ...

A giant flying squirrel, roughly the size of a house cat, once soared through the forests of what is now Southern Appalachia.

‘It is amazing to imagine these giant flying squirrels gliding over rhinos and mastodons living in the forests of Tennessee.’ By Andrew Paul Published Feb 26, 2025 3:02 PM EST Get the Popular Science ...

Fans of bald eagles Jackie and Shadow are no strangers to a pair of flying squirrels that have made nocturnal visits to the nest. Guest stars: These San Bernardino flying squirrels are nicknamed Fiona ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A giant flying squirrel fossil was found by the Gray Fossil Site and Museum, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) announced Monday. Joshua Samuels, the head curator at ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WSMV) - East Tennessee State University has announced the discovery of a giant flying squirrel at its Gray Fossil Site and Museum. According to ETSU, the giant flying squirrel, ...

Researchers at theGray Fossil Site and Museum in northeastern Tennessee, have recently uncovered the remains of a 4.9-million ...

Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked like: alligators coexisting with tapirs, turtles and carnivores that resemble modern-day red pandas. Now, they are adding giant flying ...

A southern flying squirrel trapped as part of a Minnesota study. The squirrel's big eyes and ears give it keen senses at night. (Anna Mangan, Natural Resources Research Institute) Forest researchers ...