Wisp's Featherlight Touch

Wisp was a whisper with wings. A feathertail glider (the world's smallest gliding mammal), she was barely larger than a mouse, with a membrane for gliding and a feather-like tail for steering. Her enclosure was a tall, planted terrarium with thin branches for launching. Her glides were silent, graceful arcs. The night is missing the almost imperceptible rustle of her movements, the tiny chirps she made to her companion, and the breathtaking sight of her launching from a high branch, becoming a living paper airplane for a few seconds before landing.