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Matschie's Tree Kangaroo

#matschies tree kangaroo #tree kangaroo #Dendrolagus matschiei #Marsupialia #Diprotodontia #Macropodidae #Dendrolagus #upl

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Tree Kangaroos and Rufous Bettongs are largely solitary, although they sometimes associate in pairs, trios, or small groups of adults and their young.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

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Giant Monkey-tailed East Usambara Two-horned Chameleon (Kinyongia matschiei), family Chamaeleonidae, Amani Reserve, Tanzania

ENDANGERED.

Photograph by Artur Bujanowicz

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Matschie’s Tree-Kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) at the Kansas City Zoo #worldtreekangarooday https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd0_ghOr_uk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Cuteness in the Grass by Helene Hoffman Via Flickr: Female Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) named "Polly". Native to Eastern Papua New Guinea, "Polly" and the male "Spike" are one of the newest addition to the Walkabout Australia habitat at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Conservation status: Endangered

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Matschie’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)

Photo by Peter Schouten

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Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) by Paul Chudyk

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Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei Source: Here

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Bronx Zoo, New York City (No. 41)

Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), also known as the Huon tree-kangaroo is a tree-kangaroo native to the Huon Peninsula of northeastern New Guinea island, within the nation of Papua New Guinea.

Under the IUCN classification, Matschie's tree-kangaroo is an Endangered species.

The scientific name honours German biologist Paul Matschie.

With a body and head length of 20 to 32 inches (51–81 cm), Matschie's tree-kangaroo are much smaller than Australia's well-known red kangaroo. An adult male weighs between 20 and 25 lb (9–11 kg). An adult female weighs between 15 and 20 lb (7–9 kg)

There is no particular season in which they breed. Gestation lasts 44 days and joeys of captive bred individuals leave the pouch after 11 months. The average life span of the Matschie's tree-kangaroo in the wild is unknown, but is at least 14 years. The life span of the kangaroo in a zoo is about 20 years.

The most distinctive trait of all tree-kangaroos is the hair whorl they possess. It is a patch of hair that goes out in many directions and its location ranges from up near the shoulders all the way down to the tail. The Matschie's tree-kangaroo is golden on its ventral side, lower parts of its limbs, ear edges, belly, and tail, and the rest of its body is a chestnut brown colour, except for usually having a dark stripe down its back. Their faces are typically an array of yellow and white colours. The Matschies’ are similar in colour and size to Dendrolagus dorianus, the Doria's tree-kangaroo. Matschies’ ears are small and bear-like looking and they do not have a good sense of hearing because of it. They have curved claws on their forelimbs and soft pads on their hind limbs that aid in their climbing ability, and they have some independent movement of their digits as well as good dexterity due to their forelimbs being able to bend a great deal. The 4th and 5th digit of their feet are enlarged, the 1st digit is absent, and the 2nd and 3rd digits are syndactylous (two digits that look like one fused together). Scientists have discovered that the Matschie's are able to walk bipedally and there's a lot of rotation in their limbs for climbing. Out of all of the Dendrolagus species, the Matschie's tree-kangaroo is the best vertical climber and has more strength in its muscles than any others. Their tails help to offset their balance while moving swiftly through the trees since their tails are about the same length as their head and body size. Sexual dimorphism is very low, with males and females being of about equal sizes. The upper and lower jaws of the Matschie's tree-kangaroos are different too in addition to them being different in body size. The upper jaw has three incisors, one canine, one premolar, and four molars, while the lower jaw has one very sharp incisor, no canines and low crowned molars.

Source: Wikipedia

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Matschie’s tree kangaroo [also known as the Huon tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschiei] is a rare marsupial native to the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea island. At an average of 20-25 pounds, these kangaroos are much smaller than Australia’s famous red kangaroos, and have a largely arboreal lifestyle in which they descend to the forest floor only to feed. This specimen and her joey live at Zoo Miami in Florida. Images by Joel Sartore.

#matschie's tree kangaroo #huon tree kangaroo #tree kangaroo #kangaroo #marsupial #mammal #animals #nature

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Oh my Spirals! Drawing the next animal for my rare species coloring book, the Usambara Blade horned  Chameleon (Kinyongia matschiei) found in the Tanzanian Eastern Usambara Mountains. Stay tuned to see the final drawing and find out more about these amazing endangered creatures! 🌏 💫🌱🐾 Sign up For the newsletter and check out the blog at 👉👉 Lastchanceearth.com #chameleon #Usumbara #lizard #Tanzania #Kinyongiamatschiei #beautiful #wildlife #amazing #drawing #art #climatechange #iganimals #racingextinction #endangered #endangeredspecies #coloringbook #savethem #sacredgeometry #animallovers #conservation #naturalillustration #adultcoloringbook #spooky #magical #lastchanceearth

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Jersey Devil

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Clade: Metatheria

Infraclass: Marsupalia

Order: Diprotodontia

Suborder: Macropodiformes

Family: Deinocapridae

Genus: Deinocapra

Species: D. horrificus (”horrifying terrible goat”)

Ancestral species: Dendrolagus matschiei (Matschie’s tree-kangaroo)

Time period: early Solocene (105 million years to 110 million years in the future).

Information: named after the North American cryptid it resembles, the Jersey Devil is perhaps the most short-lived species we’ve come across so far. It only exists for 5 million years during the Solocene before going extinct. The extinction of the species is attributed to the overpopulation of carnivorous species in the region, meaning that the species had too much competition for food. During its time, however, it is a formidable predator. Standing 6 feet tall and 10 feet long, this macropod lives across eastern Thalassia, where it actively hunts small prey animals, using its dagger-like teeth to kill. The horns are an evolutionary that only males have for fighting for mating rights during the mating season. Its hair is primarily grey, though brown-haired individuals do exist.

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Matschies tree kangaroo also known as the Huon tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschiei is a rare marsupial native to the Huon Peninsula of New Guinea island. At an average of 20-25 pounds, these kangaroos are much smaller than Australias famous red kangaroos, and have a largely arboreal lifestyle in which they descend to the forest floor only to feed. This specimen and her joey live at Zoo Miami in Florida. Images by Joel Sartore.

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Dendrolagus matschiei aka the cutest but weirdest thing ever

#cath speaks #tree kangaroos #they are like a kangaroo koala

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Matschie’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)

Photo by Giant Eland

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Huon Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus matschiei

Dendrolagus translates into tree hare, while matschiei is in honor of biologist and ex-Berlin zoo curator Paul Matschie.

Family: Macropodidae (Kangaroo Family)

Fun Fact: “Tree kangaroos are very agile in trees and can travel rapidly from tree to tree, leaping as much as 9 meters down to an adjoining tree... They can jump down as much as 18 meters without injury“ (ADW)

Habitat: They are endemic to montane forests of Papua New Guinea, specifically on the Huon Peninsula.

Ecosystem Role: They are foliovores (leaf-eaters) that help pruning and regeneration of tree species. They have no known predators, besides humans, but likely larger birds of prey will hunt them.

Conservation Status: Endangered 

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