Kangaroos and Wallabies

The tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus species) are herbivores that live in trees in mountainous forest of New Guinea and Australia. They have fairly long fur and live in small groups. Some of them have the ability to leap between strong branches of trees as much as 30 ft (9.2 m) apart.

Tree kangaroos have longer forearms and longer tails. Although their tail is not truly prehensile, or grasping, they may wrap it around a branch for support. Unlike other kangaroos, their tail is about the same thickness from base to tip. Tree kangaroos are hunted as food and so they are decreasing in numbers. The single young stays in the pouch for almost a year and suckles even longer, so the rate of reproduction is rather slow.