Flying Fox ISN'T a squirrel?

Emii

In the country a bat is usually known generally as a flying fox or flying mouse. In our house, however, its either a bat or a fledermaus.

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hmm i thought it was a squirrel too

Arcengal

In the country a bat is usually known generally as a flying fox or flying mouse. In our house, however, its either a bat or a fledermaus.

A fledermaus is a variety of field mouse, is it not?

Emii

It's a bat. Fledermaus means bat. Fleder = flying, maus = mouse. A flying mouse is a bat.

Malefact

Is that German?

DavidNewton

Yes. Four years of learning it and I can't speak it, but at least I can translate Rammstein lyrics.

Emii

lol yeah it is

Porsmond

Its funny but as soon as I heard that question, I immediatly said it was a Squirrel, and thought it must be right, however it is most definatly a Bat, I checked it out with my dad as well.

Oh Well, you know I think its a shame that when they got to Merlin, they dont get any magic if they get just 1 of the 2 riddles incorrect, I think he should have asked 3 questions, and 2 or more correct would win you magic, IMO it just seemed unfair how it was.

Catweazle

I thought it was a squirrel as well

Velda

Yep, flying fox is just another name for the fruit bat. I love it's furry, foxy little face - I think it's one of my favourite animals.

Emii

yeeeeeeah bats are cute...

Snowwiewolf

I woud have know what a flying fox was! I'm a nature and Knightmare fan ;D I wished I had been on Knightmare when I saw that....

MPK

I said squirrel too! Just shows you, we would all be dead now for getting that wrong! lol!

I like bats too! They are great survivors!

Pickle123

yep this was one of the times i thought id be quite a good advisor coz thats the sort of random knowledge i have.

RoxxAatherton

I automatically said squirrel too but i think people are getting confused with flying squirrels, which DO exist, (they have flaps of skin connecting the front to the back leg on either side of their body which they use to 'glide' from tree to tree, so perhaps they should've called them 'gliding squirrels' )

visit http://www.flying-squirrels.com for more info on flying squirrels, or

http://www.animalnetwork.com/critters/profiles/flyingsquirrel/default.asp

for a picture of a squirrel 'in flight'

I really am going a bit overboard with this but I like to inform my fellow forum members, hehe

ANYWAY, If you think about it, a bat being a 'flying fox' is quite logical because foxes eat rubbish and stuff and kind of have the same scavenger behaviour patterns as bats, its just that bats have wings and stuff, so i think 'flying fox' a logical description.

And yes, I am David Attenborough in disguise....

Snowwiewolf

I just knew the flying fow bicause I've watched a TV-show called Crats Creatures.... another good show replaced by something horrid

Pickle123

so david attenbrough is a female online...well, whatever floats ya boat mate/luv/whatever i should be saying

Snowwiewolf

This is getting weard....

RoxxAatherton

OK, OK, so i'm not REALLY David Attenbourogh, and I don't really like flying squirrels that much, but it was getting close to Lunchtime and I was getting hungry so I just went a little crazy in a David Attenbourogh/flying squirrel lover kind of way.

hehe, sorry for freakin you out Snowwie!

xx xx

Snowwiewolf

Its ok and I remembered something cool. Finaland has the only flying squirrels in Europe