Many people actually do not know what a sugar
glider is. Well let me help those of you who do not know what a sugar
glider is.
A sugar glider isnocturnal arboreal animal that is most commonly found in Australia, but is also
found in places such as New Guinea, and even Tasmania! You may think these
little guys are rodents but you are wrong! Sugar
gliders are part of the marsupial family, yes that means they are
members of the same order that includes kangaroos.
In a sugar gliders wild habitat, it is a tree dwelling animal, who may have never
even touched the ground of its wild home! In their natural habitats, sugar
gliders live in colonys of 16 to 33 sugar gliders!! Sugar gliders are named
because of their liking for sweet foods and their gliding. Sugar gliders are
nocturnal animals and go hunting at night for small insects, and feed on a sweet
sap that contains of acacia, gum tree, and some types of eucalyptus. Sugar
gliders have a thin membrane of skin called a patagium that extends between
their front and back legs, making it possible for them to sweep up to 50 meters
and use their tails for direction of the flight!
Sugar gliders have a thick, fuzzy coat of soft grey fur with a black stripe that goes down their body. Sugar
gliders also have a lot of black markings on their face, legs, arms, and face.
A sugar gliders body and head usually measure about 5 or 6 inches, without
including their big, bushy tail. Their tail is also about 4 or 5 inches long.
Sugar gliders have reproductive organs, and have a long developmental period for
their young. The female sugar glider has a pouch. Adult sugar gliders weigh
about 5 or 6 ounces, with the male being the heavier one.
Sugar gliders can make some very strange calls, such as a bird-like chirping, or even dog-like barking!!
Although the most spectaculer nosie I believe they make is a noise we call
crabbing. They make this noise when they are disturbed in their nest. It sounds
like a rattling noise.
Sugar gliders are very different from your average dog or hamster or ca They have what most animals on the planet do not have; opposable fingers and
toes! The hind feet both have one very large opposable big toe. Theother next
two toes are fused together to make one toe with two toenails. This toe is used
as a combto groom with. The glider scratches himself/herself with this "comb"
and bring their foot around to his/her mouth to clean it and then repeats this
process over and over again. They have extremely big and thin ears that are
never stopping, helping them pick up the slightest noise. Their eyes are also
very big, helping them see better then most animals.
Sugar gliders
do a thing that your dog or cat would not do; they bond. A sugar glider usually
bonds with its colony, but if raised in captivity, bonds with the human it is
with! Bonding means they will stay with you because they are attached to
you! (not literally). Almost like a child is with their
Mother/Father.
Sugar gliders are becoming very
popular as pets, but first you should kow what a sugar glider is! There are
many more sites that will tell you even more facts about sugar gliders, so dont
just read my website, but make yourself a pro at sugar gliders by looking at
other sites!!
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