{"id":7497,"date":"2022-05-09T20:35:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T20:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highclasswriters.com\/blog\/?p=7497"},"modified":"2022-05-09T20:35:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T20:35:25","slug":"evolution-by-natural-selection-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highclasswriters.com\/blog\/evolution-by-natural-selection-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolution by Natural Selection question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Question:&nbsp; Flying squirrels have folds of skin between their front and back legs that allow them to glide (although not fly) between trees. 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