Tree Kangaroo Crossing - Malanda, Queensland - Uncommon Crossing Signs on Waymarking.com

Tree-kangaroos are macropods adapted for life in trees. They are found in the rainforests of New Guinea and Far Northeastern Queensland.

Although there are ten species of tree-kangaroos world wide, only two species inhabit the area that this sign is found in (the Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo, Dendrolagus lumholtzi and the Bennett's Tree-kangaroo, Dendrolagus bennettianus).

Tree-kangaroos are considered endangered. Characteristic body length is 50 - 76 cm (20-30 inches), with a tail length of 43 - 91 cm (17-36 inches).

Males weigh 6.8 kg (15 pounds) and the females weigh up to 7.7 kg (17 pounds).

It is understood that tree-kangaroos evolved from creatures similar to modern kangaroos and wallabies.

Tree-kangaroos have developed exceptionally long tails for balance, and stronger forelimbs for climbing. Tree-kangaroos are slow and clumsy on the ground. They move at about walking pace and hop awkwardly, leaning their body far forward to balance the heavy tail. But in trees they are bold and agile. They climb by wrapping the forelimbs around the trunk of a tree and hopping with the powerful hind legs, allowing the forelimbs to slide.

They are expert leapers; 9-metre (29.5 feet) downward jumps from one tree to another have been recorded, and they have the extraordinary ability to jump to the ground from 18 metres (59.0 feet) or more without being hurt.

Tree-kangaroos feed mostly on leaves and fruit, taken both in trees and on the ground, but other foods are eaten when available, including grain, flowers, sap, bark, eggs and young birds.

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