Exploring new grounds: arboreal sugar gliders frequently observed spending time on the ground as seen on camera traps
Ana Gracanin
A , Cara Cappelletti A , Monica Knipler A , Ryan K. K. Dallas A and Katarina M. Mikac A B
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A Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
B Corresponding author. Email: kmikac@uow.edu.au
Australian Mammalogy 42(1) 110-113 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM19020
Submitted: 11 November 2018 Accepted: 10 April 2019 Published: 30 May 2019
Abstract
We provide the first quantitative evidence of sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps) being detected by ground-based camera traps. We speculate that this may represent occasional movement or foraging on the ground, which has not been fully appreciated previously.
Additional keywords: arboreal mammal, camera trapping, selfie trap.
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