Greater gliders, nocturnal marsupials that leap and glide between trees, come in a variety of colours and sizes, and live across a diverse range of climates in Australia. "We actually knew that they were greater gliders there the whole time. Her PhD supervisors, Youngentob and James Cook University's Andrew Krockenberger, suggested she start with the greater glider. Three species of greater gliders are pictured here — P. minor, top left, P. armillatus, bottom left, and P volans again, right. Greater glider populations were already declining rapidly due to habitat loss, a fact only exacerbated by last year's devastating wildfires.

Source: CBC News November 11, 2020 20:14 UTC