They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels.

它们伸展四肢，就像飞行中的松鼠一样。

Flying fish, flying frogs, flying lizards, flying squirrels.

飞鱼，飞行蛙，飞蜥蜴，飞鼠。

So all you need to do is copy what a flying squirrel does.

所以你要做的就是模仿飞鼠飞翔。

The flying squirrel is a rare sight. It only breeds in this time of year.

鼯鼠并不常见。它们只在这个季节繁殖。

She had never seen any flying squirrels; so she looked them up in a book.

她从来没有见过松鼠; 所以她在一本书中查阅了它们。

Why can flying squirrels glide around with ease while the rest are stuck climbing?

为什么鼯鼠可以轻松地滑翔，而其他的松鼠却只能攀爬呢？

So how do flying squirrels fly?

那么鼯鼠是怎么飞的呢？

Now, we know why flying squirrels do what they do, but how do they actually do it?

现在，我们知道为什么鼯鼠会做它们所做的事情，但它们实际上是如何做到的呢？

She carried it home and took care of it until it grew into a lively flying squirrel.

她把它带回家照顾它，直到它长成一只活泼的松鼠。

It's thanks to hungry mammals like our flying squirrels that this essential life support system is effectively maintained.

这个重要的生命支持系统能够有效地维持要多谢那些饥饿的哺乳动物，比如飞鼠。

Despite their name, flying squirrels don't really fly.

尽管名字如此，但是鼯鼠并没有真正地飞行。

But have you ever stopped and wondered how a flying squirrel do their thing?

但是你有没有停下来想一想，鼯鼠（飞翔的松鼠）是怎么回事呢？

At first, you might not be able to tell the difference between a flying squirrel and their average non-flying counterparts.

刚开始的话，你可能无法区分鼯鼠和它们一般的不会飞的同类。

22.They weren't active during the nighttime, as flying squirrels usually are.

它们在夜间没有活动，因为飞鼠通常都是。

Who gives a flying squirrel about the ornaments? The lights are all wrong.

谁管他什么飞鼠的饰物？ 这些灯放得都不对。

But gliders, like flying squirrels, get the energy to generate lift from falling.

但滑翔机就像飞鼠一样，通过下落获得能量来产生升力。

Scientists believe that it could glide from tree to tree like a flying squirrel, rather than the flapping flight used by birds.

科学家们认为，这种恐龙能同飞鼠一样在树间滑翔，而不是像鸟类那样振翅飞翔。

And by the way, it's no accident that the drone body looks just like the pelvis of a flying squirrel.

顺便说一句，无人机的身体看起来就像飞鼠的骨盆，这绝非偶然。

There are about 50 different species of flying squirrel around the world, but most of them live in North and Central America.

世界上大约有 50 种不同种类的鼯鼠，但大多数生活在北美和中美洲。

It was more likely a glider, like a flying squirrel, so Xu concluded that gliding came before flapping in the evolution of birds.

它更有可能是滑翔机，就像飞鼠一样，因此徐得出结论，在鸟类的进化中，滑翔是在拍动翅膀之前出现的。