Why Do Sugar Airplanes Essay

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Sugar Gliders By:Tejah Thull Sugar gliders are not sweet. They have “sugar” in their name because of their desire for sweet tree sap. Also they have “glider” in their name because they can glide up to an entire football field in length. Sugar gliders are very unique due to their habitat, appearance, and life The habitat of a sugar glider is quite unique. Sugar gliders live in the treetops of forest. They like the forest more than anything because of all the trees for them to get sap and glide back and forth on.These forest are located in Australia, Tasmania, Indonesia, and some forest near the equator. These forests have more than 200 different types of trees, all for the little sugar glider to glide back and forth on. It may get hot! It can get up to 93 degrees Fahrenheit near the top of the trees. Also it would be scary if there was a monsoon or typhoon. If there was one, the sugar glider would hide with a small group in a hole in a tree, lined with leaves. When the sugar glider gets hungry, it will glide down to the canopy. While at the canopy the sugar glider looks for seeds that have fallen off tree. Living in this type of environment, the sugar glider has a unique appearance. The appearance of the sugar glider is very pretty. Sugar gliders aren't very big. They are only 5-8 inches …show more content…

Sugar gliders are omnivores, which means they eat plants and animals. They mainly eat fruits and plants, but they eat meat, eggs, insects, rodents, and dairy, for protein. Their diet contains about 24% of protein, but they don't eat for nutrition, they eat for enjoyment and simulation. This animal eats around the morning and night or when ever. The sugar glider likes a lot of food, but it also shouldn't eat some certain things. The sugar glider shouldn't eat eggplant, mistletoe berries, poison ivy/poison oak sap, and blue-green algae. Now that we just got done talking about feeding habitats, let's talk about something

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