Facts about Sugar Glider

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   Scent glands located on sugar gliders' heads, chests, and tails produce distinctive odors used to mark territory and identify colony members.

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   At only 5 to 12 inches long and 90 to 160 grams, sugar gliders rank among the smallest gliding mammals native to Australia and nearby regions.

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   Possessing opposable digits on their hind feet, sugar gliders can grip tree bark with exceptional strength while their front paws manipulate insects and extract sap.

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   Colonies of sugar gliders typically contain 4 to 13 individuals living together in tree hollows, with a dominant breeding pair producing one to two litters annually.

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   The sugar glider's diet consists of approximately 80 percent invertebrates like insects and spiders, with the remaining 20 percent comprising tree sap and nectar.

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   Nocturnal sugar gliders possess enormous eyes relative to their head size, enabling exceptional night vision for navigating dark forest canopies.

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   A sugar glider's tail comprises roughly 50 percent of its total body length and functions as a rudder during aerial descent.

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   Gliding membranes called patagia allow sugar gliders to travel up to 150 feet between trees in a single leap.

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