Malayan Colugo
Its limbs are long and its feet have large claws. There’s an extensive skin membrane stretching from its neck to forelimbs, between the digits, along the side of the body, the hind limbs and across the long tail. This membrane when spread open, enable the colugo to glide from tree to tree. Colugo has been observed to glide more than 100 meters.
Malayan Colugo licking on lichen on a tree
This colugo was seen licking on lichen on a tree on one night.
Malayan Colugo behind a thin tree trunk
Pretend you can't see me!
Malayan Colugo glides in order to get from tree to tree. It sure looks like a kite when it spread its limbs.
Malayan Colugo hanging upside down
Malayan Colugo has claws that help it cling on the trunk/branch of the tree.
Malayan Colugo licking on lichen on a tree
Check out the tongue.
Close-up on colugo go licking on a tree bark.
The wet region on the tree bark was where it licked. I wonder what what was on the tree bark.
The curious cub was poking out from under the skin membrane of the adult colugo
Malayan Colugo or Flying Lemur ( Singapore )
Malayan Colugo at night
Malayan Colugo sleeping during the day
Colugo is active by night. This one was seen half asleep with eyes half closed.
A young malayan colugo looking down from a tree
This grey individual appears to be a young colugo. Colugo can be greyish or reddish brown.
Pick a bigger tree trunk.
Malayan colugo with a cub taking a poo
The young cub definitely don't want any poo on itself.
Close up of the face of a Malayan Colugo. Look at those red ears!
Malayan Colugo hiding behind a tree
Sometimes, malayan colugo can be hidden behind a tree trunk. This curious one is checking on me!
I think if I stay still, you can't see me.
A curious young colugo emerges from the membrane of an adult
Colugo young like to poke its head out occasionally to check out what is happening. This one was looking straight at my camera.
Malayan Colugo checking out on me
This one was getting wary of my presence.
A reddish brown adult colugo on a tree trunk
This colugo was alert.
Malayan Colugo Pair on the same tree
Malayan Colugo can be greyish or reddish brown. The reddish brown ones are usually the male.
Malayan Colugo looking out for a tree to glide to
Malayan Colugo moves around by gliding from tree to tree
Malayan Colugo clinging on a branch
I was trying to figure out where were all its limbs. It was in such unusual position.
