They will feed on nuts, fruits, eggs, and fungi. Diet of the Flying Squirrelĭiet will vary based on species, but flying squirrels all have relatively similar eating habits. These adaptive mammals are relatively widespread across the globe. You can find flying squirrels in North America, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Finland, Japan, and Thailand. The many flying squirrel species can be found in a number of different locations. Some examples include deciduous forests, and mixed forests with hickory and beech trees.
They can be found in lots of different habitats, but prefer forests. There are many different species of flying squirrel that live in different areas. Their immensely large (and adorable) eyes help them see in the dark. This helps them avoid diurnal (daytime active) predators, but still leaves them vulnerable to owls and other nighttime hunters. Nocturnal Living – Rather than glide through the trees during the day, flying squirrels secretly swoop from branch to branch at night.Instead, they search for a home someone else has made! Large groups of flying squirrels will make their home inside abandoned woodpecker hollows. Couch Surfing – Flying squirrels do not create their own nests or tree hollows.Other squirrels break open the entire shell. Efficient Feeders – Why waste time breaking apart an entire nut, when a small hole will do? Unlike other squirrels, flying squirrels will gnaw a small hole in a nut or acorn and use that to extract the food inside.If they do not chew and grind their incisor teeth down, they can even grow too large for the squirrel to eat! Continuous growth allows rodents to chew as much as they need to, without worrying about their teeth wearing down. Born to Gnaw – Like other rodents, flying squirrels have continually growing teeth.
Flying squirrels have many other traits and behaviors besides gliding. The family spent Christmas day in hospital two years ago when Jordan, who has broken his wrist nine times and been knocked unconscious twice, came a cropper.īut he is still performing dangerous stunts and hopes to make it to LA to appear in music videos, advertising and films.This group of rodents has evolved for survival. Proud mum Janey, said her heart is ‘in her mouth’ when she watches him in action. “I learned how to fall and roll out of things and when I’m in the air it’s just like heaven.”
He said: “I was really terrified of heights but the rollerblades took the vertigo away. Jordan, who earned the nickname The Flying Squirrel because he travels quickly through the air, told Daybreak that he beat his fear of heights to become a whizz on wheels. “You can see why Los Angeles are interested in this kid,” Gregg told the viewers as he watching the 17-year-old somersault over the 13ft ramps. He impressed presenters Kate Garraway and Dan Lobb, who were watching via a live link-up from the Daybreak sofa.Īnd TV reporter Gregg Easteal, who interviewed Jordan at UK Skate in Stockport, said he could see why Jordan has attracted the interest of a Hollywood casting agent. Teenager Jordan Watkins, from Kenyon Lane, Moorclose, performed a selection of stunts live on television on Monday morning after appearing in the Middleton Guardian. Viewers were warned ‘don’t try this at home’ as Middleton rollerblader ‘The Flying Squirrel’ showed off his moves on the ITV breakfast show Daybreak.
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