If you've never heard of sugar gliders, it's understandable. They're odd little things.
They're little marsupials with big eyes, they look like flying squirrels, and they're typically on the other side of the world (unless you live in Australia). And luckily, they're now reaching out to you over Instagram.
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にぼしﾒﾁｬ( Д)ｳﾏｰ!!( '༥' )ŧ‹”ŧ‹” #フクロモモンガ #ホワイトフェイス #エキゾチックアニマル #sugargliderA photo posted by ダイワスカーレット (@daiwasuka_retto) on Jan 6, 2016 at 7:12pm PST
It's not uncommon for animals to have social media accounts (usually managed by their humans, so far we as know). But there are now a few literal handfuls of sugar gliders surfing the web on their own Instagram accounts, chronicling their little sugar glider lives. Some are typical Instagram users and post pictures of their food:
Because snack time, can sometimes be extra awesome sauce...#omnomnom A video posted by @sugar_flavored on Jan 7, 2016 at 2:32pm PST
In the U.S., sugar gliders are classified as wild animals, so their legality as pets varies from state to state. The two folks eating above were rescued and live in Florida, although folks in California or New York will have less luck with state sugar glider laws.
They're legal pets in other countries though, and while they require a lot of maintenance, some have moved to nations like Japan and Thailand.
ปัดลงเองแท้ๆ แต่มองไม่เห็นหนอนๆ
A video posted by JimJim. (Sugar glider.) (@ig_jimmy) on Jan 8, 2016 at 4:38am PST
So be wary next time you're on Instagram. On the Internet, no one knows you're a sugar glider.
前回と似ている動画ですが今回は「なみ」が寝ているバージョンです 今日から仕事です 何もしなかったけどあっという間の正月休みでした 2016/01/04(Mon) #フクロモモンガ #フクモモ #モモンガ #エキゾチックアニマル #ふわもこ部 #動物 #sugarglider #cute #animal #蜜袋鼯 #小動物 #ペット #cuteoverload #petstagram A video posted by たっちゃん (@tachinami) on Jan 3, 2016 at 3:25pm PST