Exotic pet
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An exotic pet is a pet which is relatively rare or unusual to keep, or is generally thought of as a wild species rather than as a domesticated pet. The definition varies by culture and location, and o
Dwarf hamsters are among the relatively low-risk exotic animals kept as pets.
A caracal owned as a pet in Russia.
Animal markets in impoverished, tropical countries often sell primates to both tourists and locals as pets, such as these slow lorises, despite laws against the trade.
Female ferret
Sugar glider
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The sugar glider is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the
Exotic pet
…example is herpes simplex virus, which can be deadly to certain smaller monkeys. Small exotic pets include marsupials like Chacoan pygmy opossums and sugar gliders, as well as other mammals like ferrets, hedgehogs and flying squirrels. North American opossums are sometimes kept as pets. More common animals like…
Petaurus breviceps Cayley
This male's forehead bald spot is a scent gland. The eyes are adapted for night vision and the ears swivel.
Sugar gliders' hind feet are adapted to firmly grasp surfaces such as this rock wall
1863 illustration by John Gould