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Tree-kangaroo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matschie's Tree-kangaroo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tree-kangaroos are rare where they exist in the tropical rainforests of Australia and New Guinea, relying on the fragile and swiftly diminishing tropical rainforest environment for their survival.
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This is the smallest of all tree-kangaroos, adults weighing just over half as much as Bennett's tree-kangaroos. (Source: Environmental Protection Agency) ... The evolution of tree-kangaroos was a reversal of some of the major trends in all macropod evolution. It is unknown why all types of kangaroos descended from...
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Although they are adept at climbing, tree kangaroos can't move well on open ground, where they are not able to make more than two or three "kangaroo hops" at a time. Occasionally, they have been seen to make astounding leaps of up to 18 meters (59 feet) from trees to the ground.
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To imitate this type of feeding, the tree kangaroos at the San Diego Zoo were presented with a similar challenge. They were presented with a new enrichment item, a puzzle feeder, in which their folivore biscuits and browse (the leafy part of an animal’s diet) were hidden.
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