Fluffy Gliders
by Miroslava Jurcik
Title
Fluffy Gliders
Artist
Miroslava Jurcik
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south , NSW to Victoria, is a large, active, sociable and vocal glider.
Adults weigh 450-700 grams, have a head and body length of about 30cm and a large bushy tail that is about 45cm long.
It has grey to brown fur above with a cream to yellow belly, which is paler in young animals. The dark stripe down the back is characteristic of the group. It has a large gliding membrane that extends from the wrist to the ankle.
This picture is from my collection of Wildlife Sydney Darling Harbour, Australia and the 2 gliders just had strawberries and apple serve to them and they run for their food as sooner the keeper left. The Fluffy Glider is listed as vulnerable.
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August 15th, 2018
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Comments (16)
Morris Finkelstein
Wonderful action photograph of a cute Yellow-Bellied Glider, with great colors, perspective, and composition, Miroslava! F/L
Debby Pueschel
Wow....have never heard of this animal before....extremely interesting commentary! It almost looks like a bat. FLP
Miroslava Jurcik
Featured in Your very best photography, The best 30000 artists , Philanthropic Artist, Kingdom Animalia and Australian Photography !
Lexa Harpell
Very cool night shot Miroslava! I love reading your full and informed descriptions, keeps you on the image to remember. Not many people bother to do a bit of research to enhance and care about their images. Fascinating!
Miroslava Jurcik replied:
Thank you, I am firm believer in constant learning, it keeps as sharp !! :)
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