They are found in Asia, Africa and America. Lemur in the Malay Archipelago. Gliding flight only goes down however and the animals have to climb up a tree eventually to regain the lost height. Bats, however, really fly, most of them very well. Anyone who has, like me, tried to catch bats in a butterfly net at dusk will be only too aware of how agile they are.
Bats have wings of skin stretched between greatly lengthened finger and arm bones.
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