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bmitc on April 19, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Feathers are one of evolution's cleverest inventio...

> Besides, birds are not unambiguously the most optimized flying vertebrates around.

What is a flying vertebrate that is not a bird? Bats are all I can think of.

DoreenMichele on April 19, 2024 [–]

A bat?

bmitc on April 19, 2024 | [–]

Yea, sorry. I was editing that in before I saw your comment.

DoreenMichele on April 19, 2024 | | [–]

There's also flying squirrels, though they don't have true flight. They have enhanced gliding to leap further.

Edit:

Oh, look: flying lizards and flying fish:

https://wildlifeinformer.com/flying-animals-that-are-not-bir...

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