Light as Air; Sugar Gliders Are Cute and Exotic, But They're Not Good Pets for Kids From: The Washington Post | Date: July 12, 2004 | Copyright 2004 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Have you ever seen a sugar glider?

If not, you might want to find out a few fun things about these tiny marsupials:

An adult sugar glider weighs the same as a stick of butter and is about six inches long (not including its tail).

They are native to Australia and New Guinea.

They get their names because they like to eat sweet things (sugar) and because they can glide through the air like flying squirrels (glider).

And perhaps most importantly, as cute as these...

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