Today I managed to see the Southern Greater Glider (Petauroides volans), species number 60 to me and the first one from Australia! Cool! The glider was just going to sleep, early in the morning, about 6:40 local time.
I will follow the Home Tree: Greater Glider Livestream in Tallaganda, Australia and I'll try to take a better picture later. And as you can see, now above is a better photo. ☝😀
NOTE! If you wanna see the Greater Glider, you better hurry, as the camera will be shut down permanently on 20.3.2026!
A world-first, this live stream from Tallaganda aims to uncover the secret life of wild Southern Greater Gliders (Petauroides volans) inside of their dens. Greater gliders exclusively use hollows (naturally forming holes inside of trees) as places to rest, sleep and raise their young 🐾
As a nocturnal species, they spend their nights foraging on eucalyptus leaves, and spend the daytime inside of hollows. Large hollows deep inside old trees provide great insulation and protection from the heat of the day, and also help to keep gliders warm during winter. Inside they are also protected from predators 🦉
Greater gliders are endangered. Habitat loss has led to significant population declines, particularly where large, old trees have been destroyed. Hollows can take up to 250 years to form! This means that if these old trees are lost, alongside younger trees that are lost before they can develop hollows, then greater gliders won't be able to survive and reproduce. This puts them at greater risk of going extinct!
P.S. But now, what's my next goal? I reached 60 species in twelve days, much faster than I thought.
I think I set my goal now to 80!
I you want to see the Southern Greater Glider, you have 12 days left, the live stream will shut down on 20th of marc 2026.
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