In 1609 a member of the Jamestown Colony described a creature called Assapanick by the local Indians.
1. What was the creature?
2. Who wrote the description?
Laurak wrote: 1. Southern Flying Squirrel!
What are the whiskers on a flyer called?
Google isn't cheating it just doesn't help when it comes to scientific names. "Sprouting on the face are whiskers called vibrissae. These are among the longest whiskers in the squirrel world."