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Lambalk, the Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) lives in hollow trees like a possum. Lambalk come out at night to feed, flying from tree to tree. They are fond of the nectar of the manbune tree (Bloodwood, Corymbia polycarpa) and the sap of manbarlarra, (Emu Apple, Owenia vernicosa). In the cold season which Kunwinjku people call yekke, around May-June, the bloodwood flowers and the lambalk feed on the pink blossoms. The Old People used to light fires under trees to flush out possums to eat, but it’s not usual to eat sugar gliders.

Nawu Lambalk nakka yiman djebuyh kabenekukrohrok
kore kundulk kabeneyo manbu mandulkrurrk. Djebuyh minj
karrolkan kare larrk dja nawu lambalk nakka wanjh
karrolkan kare kore mandulkbuyika. Nawu djebuyh korroko
kohbakohbanj nawu dabborrabbolk birrirey birrini manbu
kundulk kahbidbokyo bu bidbuni dulklirrhmi kunbidngalanj
nuye. Wanjh kaddum birriworhnani birrinani manbu kundulk
kore kahrurrk. Wanjh birriwurlhkeyi kunak wanjh nawu
djebuyh birlikengemi manbu kunak kumkolungi birribuni
birrikani birrikinjeyi birringuni. Dja nawu lambalk nuk
ngawakwan kunubewu namak bu ngarringun. Lambalk
kangun mannguy manwern manbu kundulk bu kanguybun.