How the American Museum of Natural History prepares its nocturnal residents

Extreme Mammals at AMNH - Sugar Gliders · 3:09 · Video: American Museum of Natural History · Watch at the source

In short: Step inside the Extreme Mammals exhibit at the AMNH to see how living specimens are cared for. This video follows the daily preparations of a sugar glider colony.

The video provides a behind-the-scenes look at the care of sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps) within the museum's living exhibits. Managed by Hazel Davies, the footage captures the routine of preparing these nocturnal creatures, which are native to the trees of New Guinea and Australia, for their day.

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