tree kangaroo

A kangaroo that lives in trees!

(For the pronunciation of kangaroo, please click here.)

a kind of animal – marsupial (= the female with pouch, a bag-like skin fold, on its abdomen, in which its baby grows) – belongs to the kangaroo family – medium-sized with soft thick brown fur (coat) with light patches on the face, toes and tail, or grey on the back and pale on the underside with black on the face, toes and tail tip, long snout (= mouth and nose part), rounded, straight ears, round clear eyes, short neck, strong fore-legs (front legs) and strong hind (back) legs with long claws and rubbery soles on short, wide feet, large stomach, long, thick, round tail; size: on average, 2 feet body length plus  another 2 feet tail length, and weight: on average, 10-12 Kg; lives for 10-14 years; about 12 species (?) kinds found only in the rain forests of New Guinea and Australia,

lives in trees

Special Features:

The tree kangaroo is a kangaroo that lives in trees.  And its body is perfectly adapted to the life in trees – short but wide feet with claws and rubbery soles, long and thick tail, the teeth for tearing the leaves, etc.

joeys in pouch

The tree kangaroo finds it difficult to walk on land, but climbs the trees very well.

A tree kangaroo can jump down-wards 30 feet from one tree to another and from about 50 feet to the ground without ever getting hurt!!