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Sugar Gliders: Trees
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Gliding: Sugar Gliders have flaps of skin down the side of their bodies between their legs. They use these flaps as parachutes and their tail to steer as they glide from tree to tree. Sugar Gliders have been known to glide for 50 metres. About 3 metres from the target they make an upward swoop to lose speed and land with all 4 feet on the bark of the tree. They glide in search of food and to avoid predators.
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Sugar gliders are diprotodonts, which means that their lower jaws are dominated by a pair of very sharp incisors. They ... have sharp nails, which were designed for scaling very tall trees. When frightened or in danger, they will bite and scratch, and can draw blood.
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Sugar gliders can be very squirmy when you are trying to put on the harness. It can take anywhere from a few seconds to 10 minutes to get the harness properly secured. Usually distracting the glider with a treat is a big help! Practice putting the leash on in stages. Let your glider get used to the head part of the leash before trying to put on the body part of the leash.
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The Sugar Glider's gliding membrane( a very thin skin ) extends from the fifth finger to the ankle. By spreading out this membrane they glide from 50-100 meters from tree to tree. They use their long bushy tail for stability and steering as well as "tilting" the left or right membrane. It lands successfully on its out stretched feet.
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One of the most distinguishing features of sugar gliders is a thin membrane, called a patagium, that stretches between their front and rear legs, much like the more familiar flying squirrels of North America. This is what allows them to glide from tree to tree. When they glide, the skin spreads out, making sugar gliders look like furry kites! When the sugar glider is sitting, the patagium looks like ruffled furry skin, shaped somewhat like the edge of lasagna noodles.
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