Flying high: Kayleigh Price playing with her pet sugar glider Gizmo, Ms Price said the creatures don't so much fly as 'fall with grace'Soaring through the air these creatures are often mistaken for flying hamsters or bats with tails.
But far from being an oddity, these friendly furry marsupials are in fact a type of possum known as a sugar glider.
In the wild these tiny creatures fling themselves from tree to tree but at the Animal Experience in Cambridge the sugar gliders are usually seen flying around the living room.
Owner Kayleigh Price, who cares for five of the furry marsupials with her parents Mitch and Hazel, said the adorable creatures are popular with visitors to the animal centre.
Gliding: Gizmo can fly up to 200m, in the wild he would go from tree to tree but at The Animal Experience he is often seen soaring around the living roomMs Price said: 'Next to the big lizards, the sugar gliders are my favourite animals. They are very tame and good natured so they make very good pets.
'They can glide up to 200m and in the wild they would take off from tree tops. They don't so much fly as fall with grace.'
Adorable: Kayleigh Price, who runs Animal Experience, says the sugar gliders are a favourite with visitorsThe 18-year-old studied animal management before taking a full-time role looking after her parents giant menagerie which houses more than 120 animals.
The Prices care for blind sugar glider, Stevie Wonder, who recently underwent an operation to fix his cataracts, and energetic Gizmo.
Catch me if you can: Kayleigh Price with Gizmo in her living room, she says the aim of the zoo is to educate people about rare types of animals
Where will he land? Gizmo take a soaring glide across Kayleigh Price's living room
Furry friends: Gizmo and Stevie Wonder relax after flying aroundsource: dailymail
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