Tonight" host John Oliver wants to rebrand the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Why it matters: The Emmy-winning show is offering to come up with a new mascot and name for the Squirrels, or any of the ...

He and his staff would assign the minor-league team a new name and a new mascot and even throw a party for the franchise. “I think we’ve built a really strong brand with the Flying Squirrels ...

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There are about 50 species of flying squirrels ranging across most of North America down into Central America, and stretching from Southeast and Northern Asia into Siberia and Scandinavia.