This video takes us to the sky to catch up with bizarre birds and other airborne creatures you wouldn't want to bump into at night, or any other time. The sky isn't just for the birds - it's home to lovers and fighters, parasites and predators. These are the world's weirdest flyers: the freaks of the sky. To leave the earthbound world behind takes lift, direction, strength, and nerves of steel. Whether jumping, gliding, hovering, or flying, these animals make defying gravity looks easy. Meet the flying squirrel and other remarkable creatures. This episode reveals the world's weirdest air bourne creatures as we learn that the sky is not just for the birds.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 10, 2013. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Part of the series World's Weirdest.

Weirdest Motion: Flying Squirrel (2:24) -- Weirdest Motion: Cape Gannet (2:31) -- Weirdest Motion: Hummingbird (1:38) -- Weirdest Motion: Little Red Flying Fox (2:00) -- Weirdest Motion: Salmon (2:52) -- Weirdest Motion: Asia Carp (2:30) -- Weirdest Motion: Gliding Tree Snakes (2:19) -- Weirdest Motion: Flying Dragon (1:55) -- Weirdest Eating: Shrike (1:49) -- Weirdest Eating: Vampire Bat (2:14) -- Weirdest Eating: Long Eared Bat (1:39) -- Weirdest Eating: House Fly and Larvae (2:32) -- Weirdest Defenses: Mexican Free-Tailed Bat (2:50) -- Weirdest Defenses: Weaver Bird (3:14) -- Weirdest Mating: Satin Bower Bird (2:19) -- Weirdest Mating: Mannequin Bird (2:00) -- Weirdest Mating: Mediterranean Fruit Fly (1:31) -- Weirdest Mating: Superb Liar Bird (4:19) -- Weirdest Mating: Albatross (2:49) -- Weirdest Parasites: Bot Fly (3:03) -- Credits: Air: World's Weirdest (0:54).