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	Flying Squirrel-Bats Our Closest Relatives after Primates?

abailart

11-6-2007 7:03 AM

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colugos, evolution, squirrels

abailart says:

They look like a type of squirrel to me. This could explain a lot.

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11-6-2007 7:31 AM

tabsey

Pity we didn't retain the skin folds. We could all fly to work using the extra trees we would have to grow and not pollute so much with our cars

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