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The call them sugar gliders, and they are small possums from Australia. Owners say they are cute and fun. But members of the St. Paul, Minnesota, City Council voted 6-1 to ban to ban them. Are the sugar gliders dangerous? No, but council members say they are high maintenance and smelly. They aren't sure that everyone who gets one if up to properly caring for it. That's why they banned them.