So Much Adorable...

A coworker brought her sugar glider to work and AWWW.... He absolutely brought a smile to our faces.  Meet Kiko!

 

 

Some interesting facts about sugar gliders:

• The sugar glider is a marsupial, like a kangaroo or wombat.
• Sugar gliders only weigh about 4 ounces as full-grown adults.
• Sugar gliders are able to glide over 150 feet.
• The gliding membranes of a sugar glider (called patagium)are located from his wrists to his ankles and open up to slow his descent, much like a parachute.
• Sugar gliders, like kangaroos, have a pouch where baby gliders, called joeys, live for 60-70 days. At around 4 months of age, joeys are able to survive on their own outside the pouch.
• In the wild, sugar gliders live in trees, and rarely, if ever, touch the ground.
• Sugar gliders nest in holes in old growth trees and mark their nests with urine.
• In the wild, sugar gliders can live in groups of up to 15-30 gliders.
• Sugar gliders have opposable fingers and toes.
• Sugar gliders are found in Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia, and New Guinea. Their scientific name is Petaurus breviceps and are in the same order as kangaroos, opossums, wombats, and Tasmanian devils.