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patagium n.(pl. -gia ) 【動物;動物學】1.(蝙蝠類...

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The fact that the patagium stretches right to the tip of the tail , and to the tips of the fingers and toes , suggests that the colugos are more deeply committed to the gliding way of life than other mammalian gliders 貓猴的翼膜覆蓋了它的尾巴,甚至延伸到它的指尖和腳趾,這一事實告訴我們,它比其它任何一種會滑翔的哺乳動物更依賴于這種滑翔的生活方式。

The tail region of the patagium is folded forwards to form a makeshift pouch in which the ( usually single ) young sits 貓猴媽媽把它翼膜的尾巴部分向前折疊,將就著形成一個育兒袋,這樣貓猴寶寶(通常只有一個)就可以安坐其中了。

The mother often hangs upside down from a branch like a sloth , and the patagium then looks and feels like a hammock for the baby 貓猴媽媽通常會懶洋洋地倒掛在樹枝上,這樣翼膜就變成了貓猴寶寶的“吊床” 。