Editing Colugo (section)

=== Life cycle ===
Although they are [[placental]]s, colugos raise their young in a manner similar to [[marsupial]]s. Newborn colugos are underdeveloped and weigh only {{cvt|35|g}}.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Macdonald |editor-first=David W. |title=The Encyclopedia of Mammals |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-920608-7}}</ref> They spend the first six months of life clinging to their mother's belly. The mother colugo curls her tail and folds her patagium into a warm, secure, quasipouch to protect and transport her young. The young do not reach maturity until they are two to three years old.<ref name=EoM/> In captivity, they live up to 15 years, but their [[Maximum life span|lifespan]] in the wild is unknown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/Colugo |title=Colugo |last=Amsel |first=Sheri |website=Exploring Nature Educational Resource |access-date=2018-12-23 |archive-date=2018-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223121153/https://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/Colugo |url-status=live }}</ref>