In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Then, after creating the sun, moon, stars, the land and plants, God thought: what if we had this funny looking flying possum? God chuckled, and proceeded to create the Squirrel Glider, or “Petaurus norfolcensis” - a tree dwelling marsupial with a bushy tail and a membrane of skin between its limbs that it uses to glide through the air.

These nocturnal possums can glide up to 100 metres with the assistance of a downhill slope and up to 50 metres over flat terrain. In a group, squirrel gliders will talk to each other through a soft guttural call interspersed with gurgling chatter. When danger is nearby, they will raise the alarm with a loud “yip!”