Sugar Glider- rather out of place in the reptilarium

            This poor Sugar Glider looks woefully out of place in the reptilarium in the Malacca/ Melaka zoo. Maybe this poor animal needed the cool, dark environment of the reptile house, but I was left wondering if instinct scared the animal with the deadly reptiles around. At any rate, the Sugar Glider is meant to  fly- ok, glide- between trees, so how would it feel confined to a tiny box in a zoo? The Sugar Glider is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a Flying Squirrel. Notes about the Malacca/ Melaka zoo appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). (Malacca/ Melaka, Malaysia, Sept. 2023) PS: Pardon the reflection of my iPhone on the glass- the lighting was very low inside the reptilarium, and with this animal stuck into a remote corner of his tiny glass case, this was the best view I could get.
   

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Taken on: September 1, 2023

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Malacca zoo and Night Safari

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Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

gliding Possum

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Sets appears in: • Malacca/ Melaka, Malaysia, Sept. 2023

Camera: Apple iPhone 12, f/1.6, 1/50 sec, 4.2mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Apple iPhone 12
Aperture:	f/1.6
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	4.2mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	16.6.1
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