The colugo might be one of the strangest animals you’ve never heard of, yet it glides effortlessly through Southeast Asian forests like a real-life flying creature from a fantasy world. Often mistaken ...

In the quiet treetops of Southeast Asia, something glides. With wide eyes and silent wings, the colugo moves unseen. It's not a lemur, nor does it fly—but it captivates scientists and nature lovers ...

In the lush rainforests of Southeast Asia, there’s a peculiar creature known as the colugo, often misleadingly referred to as the “flying lemur.” Despite its name, it neither flies nor is it a lemur.

Primates may have some high-flying relatives. Colugos, small mammals that glide from treetop to treetop in forests throughout Southeast Asia, have an evolutionary history that’s long been debated.