Sugar Glider by PSDuck

Photography • Animals • posted on Nov 15, 2010

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Description

Sugar Gliders, petaurus breviceps, are small arboreal, nocturnal marsupials native to Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia and New Guinea. They belong to an Order that includes kangaroos, wombats, opossums and Tasmanian devils. Their head and body measure 5 to 6 inches (12.5cm - 15cm), with a very soft, brushy tail the same length. They weigh about 4 to 6 oz (that's 5 metric tonnes...just kidding! Really, 115 - 170 grams). They can glide, like a flying squirrel, up to 50 feet (13m). In their native habitat, they are awake and active all night, and fill the area they inhabit with chirps and barks, continuously talking to each other. Cute, warm and fuzzy (furry), they are sometimes kept as pets. One must remember that they are not domesticated and exercise due caution. These creatures can bond with a human "friend", but a human does not replace the need for one (or several) of their own kind, as in the wild they live in groups of up to 30. In this photo, one pauses in his sleeping sack to get a snack. (There are several in the sack.) I'd like to thank No Limit Exotic Pets (and Rescue) of Portland, Oregon for allowing me to photograph the creatures. Information on these cute creatures came from Sugarglider.com. Thanks for the look, and for any comments you care to make. A big Thanks to you who have favorited me or any of my submissions. I wish you a happy start of the Holiday Season.

Comments (21)

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flavia49

6:41PM | Mon, 15 November 2010

sweet!

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eekdog Online Now!

6:42PM | Mon, 15 November 2010

sooo cute!

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renecyberdoc

11:49PM | Mon, 15 November 2010

5 metric tins would bring it into another category to the leviatan species lol.nice info bit ducky man.

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UteBigSmile

1:54AM | Tue, 16 November 2010

Oh' Allen, what a cute little fellow with such big black eyes!!! Wish you and Lea a nice day, hug's Ute

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mininessie

3:18AM | Tue, 16 November 2010

aww...this is a very lovely portrait Allen! thanks for sharing and the info! love it!

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Rhanagaz

4:08AM | Tue, 16 November 2010

Great capture and a very fine info about this marsupial! ;o)

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ichtvan

10:52AM | Tue, 16 November 2010

Une très belle photo d'un petit animal que je ne connaissais pas. Il est trop mignon.

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Erestorfan

6:01PM | Tue, 16 November 2010

They surely are cute little critters, aren't they? I know they were 'the' pet a few years back, so I'm sure that rescues have a few of them that people turned in, finding out that they are basically wild animals!

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