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Flying Squirrel Male Competition | Pteromys volans orii

Competition between rival males for the right to mate with a female flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) in estrus can become heated. The two males pictured here chased one another up and down the tree, culminating in one executing a full body-slam punch, sending the other into the air.

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Competition between rival males for the right to mate with a female flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) in estrus can become heated. The two males pictured here chased one another up and down the tree, culminating in one executing a full body-slam punch, sending the other into the air.