SUGAR GLIDER Annette Romo
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Scientific Name Range Diet Physical description, size, weight, length etc. Breeding info: Eggs, Live young, number of
young etc. Special Behaviors or unique anatomical features Weird Info Video, sound file, or graph of animal Conclusion
Scientific Name
Petaurus Breviceps
Range
Northern island
Australia
Indonesia
Shelter in tree hollows
Diet Eat big variety of
foods The name doesn’t
necessarily means it eats all sugar
Many insects make up a large portion of its diet
Omnivore/Insectivore
Acacia gum and eucalyptus sap is a large portion of its diet when season
Physical description, size, weight, length etc.
Squirrel like bodies
Thick soft fur
Males have a bald spot
Tail is usually 24-30 cm
Breeding info: Eggs, Live young, number of young etc.
Will breed once or twice a year.Joey’s will crawl into the mother’s pouch for full development While Joey is inside the Mother’s pouch, it can still.
Special Behaviors or unique anatomical features
Nocturnal
Awake around dusk
Usually bond with one person
White gloves scare them
Weird Info
Need at least 75% of fruits and vegetables in there diet Mother sugar gliders hold their babies up to 10 weeks Can smell with their tongues
Video, sound file, or graph of animal
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/animals-pets-kids/mammals-kids/sugar-glider-kids.html
Conclusion
Thank you for watching my presentation! I learned a lot about the sugar glider. THE END