sugar glider

Noun

Meaning

sugar glider (plural sugar gliders)

Petaurus breviceps, an omnivorous gliding arboreal marsupial, endemic to mainland Australia and New Guinea, and introduced to Tasmania in 1835.

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Synonyms

dasyurid thylacine quoll native cat

Examples

Aging Cell 8(1):65–72. citation Biology and behaviour Sugar glider Gliding The sugar glider is one of a number of volplane (gliding) possums in Australia. Source: Internet

In the sugar glider, biparental care allows one adult to huddle with the young and prevent hypothermia while the other parent is out foraging, as young sugar gliders aren’t able to thermoregulate until they are 100 days old (3.5 months). Source: Internet

The sugar glider is divided into seven sub-species; three occur in Australia, four in New Guinea, although debate regarding current species delineation continues. Source: Internet

Sugar gliders can steer by moving their limbs and adjusting the tension of their gliding membrane; for example, to turn left, a sugar glider will lower its left forearm below its right. Source: Internet

When the legs are stretched out, this membrane allows the sugar glider to glide a considerable distance. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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