In the zoo Taronga was born a baby marsupial flying man Bashny.Net

The Australian zoo Taronga (Taronga Zoo) introduced a new cub of a rare giant marsupial flying squirrel, or yellow-bellied flying squirrel (Latin Petaurus australis), which was born thanks to the breeding program of endangered species of marsupial animals.



Photo: Taronga Zoo

This baby was the thirteenth baby of this species, born in this zoo. It was a direct testament to the fact that the marsupial breeding program is successfully working.



A newborn that turns out to be a male is a valuable specimen for its species, so it is carefully watched and nurtured by people. At the moment, it is already in the exhibition “Australian Nightlife”, notes the website of the zoo.



This furry animal, the size of a rabbit, but weighing only 700 g, is able in a planning flight to overcome a distance of about 140 meters through dense shrubs. According to Wendy Gleen, curator of the Australian zoo, yellow-bellied hammers have extremely soft fur, perhaps the softest among all known animals.



“When you touch the coat of a yellow-bellied flying man with his eyes closed, you will never believe that the fur of any animal is under the fingers,” the expert says. In the wild, these marsupials can be found in bushes on the outskirts of Sydney, for example, in Bouddi National Park.



Since the yellow-bellied flying worms spend most of their lives among trees, the biggest problem for these animals and their like is a sharp reduction in forest plantations and shrubs due to active human activity. “To save the hammer, you need to plant trees and shrubs in stripes wherever possible,” explains Wendy Glyn.



The yellow-bellied marsupial flyer, or fluffy flyer, as the local population calls it, feeds on insects, which it catches on the fly. She also eats small vertebrates and enjoys fruits, flowers and tree juice. He spends all day in nests that he makes from leaves. Sexual maturity occurs in two years.



Photo: Taronga Zoo

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