An Arboreal Golden Kangaroo (Image by Google)
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea have the pleasure of being home to this really cute species, the Arboreal Golden Kangaroo (Dendrogalus inustus). As the name suggests, they live in rainforests, climbing trees with their claws and using their long striped tail as a counterweight. They're a little clumsy on the floor though.
Usually eats tree leaves, vines and berries. They spend great part of the day on top of the trees, in groups of few individuals. When they're on the floor and sense danger - however slightly - they rush back to the trees for protection. This species is currently classified as vulnerable.
A few years ago, National Geographic shot a tiny documentary about what happens inside the pouch of a female Arboreal Golden Kangaroo and witnessed that her two cubs could leave and return to her teats whenever they wanted, something that, until then, wasn't thought to be possible for marsupial offspring.
Usually eats tree leaves, vines and berries. They spend great part of the day on top of the trees, in groups of few individuals. When they're on the floor and sense danger - however slightly - they rush back to the trees for protection. This species is currently classified as vulnerable.
A few years ago, National Geographic shot a tiny documentary about what happens inside the pouch of a female Arboreal Golden Kangaroo and witnessed that her two cubs could leave and return to her teats whenever they wanted, something that, until then, wasn't thought to be possible for marsupial offspring.
~Ally
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