Sugar gliders, small marsupials that in some places are kept as pets, have the ability to glide through the air thanks to a membrane connecting their forelegs to their hindlegs.The membrane, known ...

Swift parrots are one of Australia’s most endangered birds, but until very recently we didn’t know why. New research shows that they’re being eaten by sugar gliders at their breeding grounds ...

Sugar gliders, small palm-sized marsupials with flaps on their arms similar to flying squirrels, ... allows them to glide from tree to tree as if using a parachute. 3.