5 Fun Facts About the Sugar Glider 1. Can glide for over 100 feet before touching the…

5 Fun Facts About the Sugar Glider 1. Can glide for over 100 feet before touching the ground. 2. These marsupials are able to glide up to 45 meters (148.5 ft.) and have been observed to leap at and catch moths in flight. 3. Sugar gliders live in large colonies of 20 to 40 individuals with two alpha males fathering the majority of offspring. 4. Young gliders usually leave around 10 months to start their own colonies. 5. Sugar gliders have opposable thumbs and four fingers on both hands and feet. Each finger has a sharp toe that can hook like Velcro to most non-slick surfaces.