The sugar glider is a small, nocturnal, highly social marsupial famous for gliding between trees. By spreading a membrane between its fore and hind limbs, it can glide efficiently through the canopy, conserving energy and reducing time spent on the ground. The common name comes from its taste for sw...
The squirrel glider is a nocturnal marsupial of eastern Australian forests, famous for its ability to glide between trees. By spreading a membrane between its fore and hind limbs, it can “sail” from a high perch to another trunk, conserving energy and reducing time spent on the ground where danger...