GC1K1RH Traditional Cache Sciuridae 13 – The Flying Woolly Squirrel
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: Gertrude_Groundhog @ | Hide Date: 12/21/2008 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 32.764 W105° 19.615 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Bicycles  Horses  Needs maintenance 
woolly squirrel
I think I saw GeoSasquatch right before planting this cache. So in keeping with the theme of near mythical beasts, I present the Woolly Flying Squirrel.

The woolly flying squirrel (Eupetaurus cinereus) is one of the most bizarre, specialized, and least-known members of the squirrel family. It is the longest squirrel in the world (four feet from nose to tail tip) and has a tooth structure that is unique to the family. It only lives in the mountains of Pakistan.

It appears to feed primarily on conifer needles, lives in high mountain cliff caves, and is extremely rare. It had last been recorded in 1924 and many experts were of the belief that it was extinct.

The squirrel, whose cry is said to herald the death of a loved one and whose urine is claimed to be an aphrodisiac, was rediscovered in 1995 not by professional biologists but by Peter Zahler, a freelance editor and writer, and Chantal Dietemann, a community college math teacher. They both live in Watertown, N.Y.

When the squirrels leap into the air they raise their arms, then spread their gliding membranes like a cape. The squirrels can fly as far as 100 feet.

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 07/02/2019 By Kroozer
Only a few people on the trail today. Enjoyed the walk to this one! TNLNSL. Thanks for the cache!

Found it 06/29/2019 By apetrash
Spot it!

Found it 05/31/2019 By Juliewinters
Pretty cool and awesome. Our first one ever!

Found it 04/01/2019 By meborrego
Another easy one

Found it 01/05/2019 By raeraesjojobee
TFTC. 4 year old snatched it up first

Found it 09/08/2018 By RutherLuther
Good

Found it 09/01/2018 By cobeartown
TFTC

Found it 08/19/2018 By trytobepurple
Went for a nature walk today at Flying J. This was find 2/9. TFTC!!

Found it 08/17/2018 By lenalars1.bijl
Found it, thanks!

Found it 08/12/2018 By jaredmbrown
Found