Sugar Gliders
And What They Do By: Victoria Kissiah
Introduction
You will be learning about these amazing animals. They are called Sugar Gliders. They are adorable animals, but with an inside story!
Description
A Sugar Glider is a marsupial with gray fur, or a silvery blue type of fur. They also have a long tail.
They can weigh about 4 to 6 pounds.
Diet
Sugar Gliders swoop down at night. They Catch bugs to eat. They also lick nectar and sap from trees. And last they eat fruit, rodents, and baby birds.
Habitat
Sugar Gliders live in the trees of Australia. They like to leap from tree to tree. Sugar Gliders can also be found in wet or woodland areas.
Interesting facts
- Sugar Gliders bark like dogs and chirp like birds.
- When a group of Sugar Gliders are scared they chatter loudly.
- Sugar Gliders can Glide to 160 feet ( 50 meters ) or more.
- In Sugar Gliders natural habitat they rarely touch the ground.
The Creator
Hello, My name is Victoria And I'm in second grade. My class is doing a project on animals we like. And this was my Sugar Glider Project. I hoped you liked it. BYE!
The Young Ones
Female sugar gliders have pouches on there stomachs. Baby sugar gliders stay there for 70 days! When baby sugar gliders are ten months old they are known as adult sugar gliders!