Sugar gliders are popular exotic pets. They're small, cute, and unique little animals. But just as you would with any other exotic pet, a potential sugar glider owner should be aware of the care requirements and personality traits of a sugar glider before getting one. Sugar gliders are a long term commitment, living up to 14 years in captivity, and require a special diet, lots of attention, and space. Sugar Gliders in the Wild Baby sugar gliders start life off in their mother’s pouch and are referred to as joeys, just like kangaroos. Because of this unique start to life, sugar gliders are classified as marsupials, not rodents like the similarly looking flying squirrel. All wild sugar gliders are from Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea where they live in tree tops. They get their sweet and airborne name from the food they eat and their characteristic mode of transportation. Their namesake diet includes nectar and sap from trees and they are often seen gliding between branches using unique flaps of skin called patagium. Sugar gliders are omnivorous, so in addition to the nectar and sap, they will also eat both plant material and meat including fruit, insects, and even small birds or rodents. To read more on this story, click here:Are Sugar Gliders Good Pets?
This tiny patient at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital weighs just one gram and is their smallest visitor. She fell out of her mother's pouch and now needs careful care. Boop is a baby feathertail glider and has amassed many fans on social media. A spokesperson for the hospital said Boop will one day return for the wild - but for now she needs careful care. To read more on this story, click here:This Baby Feathertail Glider Weighs Just 1 Gram - and is Going to Get Even Cuter
Delta Airlines announced Wednesday it’s updating its service and support animal policy yet again to further enhance restrictions. The airline will now allow only one emotional support animal per customer per flight and will prohibit all “pit bull type dogs” as service or support animals. These new limitations come as a “direct result of growing safety concerns following recent incidents in which several employees were bitten,” the airline said in a press release. Delta first updated its policy in March, citing customer abuse and a rise in animal-related incidents. The regulations require those wishing to travel with a service or support animal to provide special documentation. Customers must show a current signed veterinary health form or immunization record for the animal 48 hours in advance, as well as a signed letter by a doctor or mental health professional and proof the animal can behave while in the cabin. "The safety and security of Delta people and our customers is always our top priority," Chief Operating Officer Gil West said in a statement. "We will always review and enhance our policies and procedures to ensure that Delta remains a leader in safety." According to the statement, the airline carries around 700 service and support animals daily and has seen an “84 percent increase in reported animal incidents since 2016, including urination/defecation, biting and even a widely reported attack by a 70-pound dog,” which they note is uncommon behavior for properly trained working animals.
When a celebrity passes away, fans around the world take to social media to share their condolences and their favorite songs, movies, or events that the deceased was a part of. But what happens when a famous animal passes away? On Thursday, June 21, fans around the world are sharing their loyalty and despair over the “gorilla who captivated the world,” Koko. Koko the ape was one of the most beloved animals in the world who captured the world’s attention years ago over her amazing connection with humans and other animals. The research center that has done a lot of work with the gorilla announced her death. They said, “The Gorilla Foundation is sad to announce the passing of our beloved Koko.” Koko was best known around the world for her ability to communicate through American sign language and for her love of kittens. In 1978, she was even featured on “National Geographic.” To read more on this story, click here:Heartbreaking Tributes Pour in After Famous Gorilla who 'Captivated the World' Dies at 46
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Neighbors have been caring for the cat for years, but now it’s starting to look poorly and wants nothing to do with humans. DEAR JOAN: Many years ago someone in the neighborhood moved and left their beautiful cat behind. Kitty has stayed put, living for years within a four-house range. Good friends across the street took to feeding the cat twice a day and making a sheltered, warm bed in a corner of their front porch. The cat has never allowed anyone to come close and is beginning to look very ragged, has obvious hearing problems and this morning I noticed kitty seemed disoriented. What do you recommend we do, if anything? If the cat is dying of old age, I worry about kidney failure or that the cat will be in pain. Should there be any intervention? Capturing the cat would be a traumatic experience. To read more on this story, click here:What Should Be Done for Ailing, Abandoned and Skittish Cat?
Puppies are things of pure joy. Everyone loves the big proud dogs they grow up to be, of course, but there is something infinitely soothing about cuddling up beside a newly born pup. Not only that, but they come in all sorts of precious shapes and sizes! Sometimes they’re fluffy, while other times they’re little short-haired cuties. They only ever have one thing in common: they are all adorable! These 22 puppies are no exception, and they just so happen to be some of the cuddliest and cutest you’ll ever see! By the time you’re done learning about them, you’ll want to get one for yourself! To read more on this story, click here:Mini-Puppies Are A Real Thing, And They’re About To Take Over The World
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Salisbury, Maryland. The creeping of a would-be thief outside of a home in Maryland was apparently too much for one cat. Angry over something outside the window, the cat woke its owner early Monday at about 1 a.m. The owner looked outside his Salisbury home and saw a man was stealing items from his car. Deputies arrived on scene and found 32-year-old Jamie Ruark inside another car, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. Ruark was captured after a brief foot chase and charged with four counts each of theft and tampering with a motor vehicle.
As if puffins — the super cute seabirds know for digging burrows and mating for life — weren’t already cool enough, one British ornithologist recently made a stunning discovery. Jamie Dunning found that the beaks of Atlantic puffins are fluorescent and glow a bright blue when placed under an ultraviolet light. Dunning made the discovery back in February, after shining a UV light on the body of a dead puffin he had at his lab. (“I’m the kind of guy that people send dead birds to,” he told Newsweek at the time.) To read more on this story, click here:It Turns Out Puffins Have Fluorescent Beaks That Glow Under UV Light
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