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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Brehms Tierleben, vol. 2
- Author(s):
- Brehm, Alfred Edmund
- Publisher:
- Leipzig, Vienna: Bibliographisches Institut, 1900
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
View of a Red Giant Flying Squirrel in full flight with a second one staying alert on a branch in the background.
The red giant flying squirrel (Petaurista petaurista) is a rodent in the family Sciuridae native to Asia. A flying membrane which extends between the legs and arms allows it to glide for distances up to 246 ft (75 m) while controlling the direction of the glide.
The caption reads in the original German: Taguan.
Keywords: 1900s, 20th century, Asia, Brehms Tierleben, color, mammal, reference book, rodent, Sciuridae, tree
