Flying squirrels and their integration with humans

Rocky and Bullwinkle Jet Age appears as named Rocky. Many other animated films or shorts have presented the same kind of animal - a flying squirrel. Flying squirrels are a type of squirrel and forty-three different types of squirrels in your family. Unlike what its name suggests, flying squirrels do not actually fly. A more appropriate name would be a squirrel gliding.

Flying squirrels "fly" through the use of patagium. The patagium is a flap of skin that form an extension of parachute-like body that traps air and allows the squirrel to glide. Steering is done by amending the patagium taughtness. To adjust the patagium, the squirrel moves a cartilaginous wrist bone. During the flight, the squirrel uses its tail as a stabilizer. Before landing, the tail is intended to act as a brake. The brake function is necessary because a squirrel can move very quickly before landing in the new tree.

These squirrels are known to live 10 to 15 years in captivity. While in nature, usually have a lifespan of about 6 years. The difference in life is not due to an increase in food quality or food availability in captivity (although it probably plays a role), but rather to a significant drop in the number of predators that a flying squirrel to deal with. In the wild, flying squirrels are a popular part of a large number of predators diet. Everyone from house cats to birds and even raccoons enjoy a flying squirrel for dinner.

Also, flying squirrels are mammals that are nocturnal. Night environment is activated at night or during the night and sleep during most of the day. These cute guys will eat almost anything they can get their hands on. Like all squirrels, enjoying the fruits of a variety of trees such as acorns. Also known to eat insects, seeds, spiders, slugs, snails, outbreaks of trees and shrubs, flowers, fruits, eggs and babies, and tree sap.

By maintaining a flying squirrel as a pet is important to be aware of their natural tendency to calcium deficiency. To combat this, calcium supplements and vitamin D should be added to food squirrels while the amount of phosphorus should be limited. It also provides a calcium block or cuttlefish bone and mineral block helps keep the squirrel's life healthy.

Kerala Wildlife

Kerala Wildlife

Kerala is home to several wildlife sanctuaries. Wildlife lovers can plan tours to this state of the India to explore its rich fauna of the South. The mountains of Western Ghats are a Habitat for various flora and fauna. The main wildlife parks in Kerala are:

Peiryar wildlife sanctuary

Located around the Peiryar Lake in northwestern Idukki in Kerala, wildlife Peiryar

Sanctuary was fighter of the Maharajas of Travancore. It is now declared as national park. While turning this park, one can explore the herds of elephants, Tigers, leopards, monkeys, diet, bear, porcupine, Malabar squirrel and large number of birds including the great Hornbill India.  One can tour the Park between December and April.

Idukki wildlife sanctuary

Idukki wildlife sanctuary is home to elephants, deer, gaur, Tiger, boar and various birds, including birds of forest, wood peckers and King fishers.

Thattekad bird sanctuary

The bird lovers can be packaged to bird sanctuary Thattekad found Munnar. It is also known as Dr. Salim Ali sanctuary for birds and home to more than 200 varieties of birds. This sanctuary is home to birds such as Malabar Trogon, Malabar Hornbill and common grey Hornbill.

Other known and worthy of visits shrines are wildlife sanctuary chinnar wildlife sanctuary, wildlife sanctuary Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary Aralam wildlife sanctuary Muthanga, bird sanctuary Kadalundi bird sanctuary Thattekad, Kumarakom and Silent Valley National Park, Eravikulam National Park bird sanctuary.

Wildlife sanctuaries of Kerala

Kerala wildlife sanctuaries are home to large variety of animals, reptiles and floras. The main animals are elephants, gaur, sambar, deer, dogs, cats, Tigers, wild boar, sloth bears, leopards, macaques Lion, Nilgiri Tahrs, grizzled, Hanuman Langur, giant squirrel's tail real turkeys, turtles star, dogs, cats, Civet, moth of Atlas bonnet macaques, Loris, Mongoose, bears, barking deer, pangolin, bison, etc..

The main floras are teak, maruthu, karimaruthi, palo de Rosa, venteak, vengal, chadachi, mazhukanjiram, bamboo, neem, nanjanathi, sandal, dendrocalamus, marythu, vaka, mulluvenka, elavu, Palau manjakadambu, vembu, aval, 171 species of grass, 143 species of orchids, etc.