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How do tree kangaroos behave?

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  • A Tree kangaroo has a long, cylindrical non-prehensile tail, which is used as a rudder as it jumps from branch to branch in the trees - this helps it to keep its balance in its tree habitat. It has larger forelegs and smaller hindlegs than kangaroos and wallabies - these features help it to climb and leap from branch to branch.
  • It feeds on fruits and leaves of the trees in which it lives, rather than ground-dwelling grasses, so it can stay in the trees, away from predators.
  • It has a red or mahogany-brown back with a yellow face, belly and feet. The long cylindrical tail is mostly yellow. Its colour enables it to camouflage effectively within rainforest trees.
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They behave in the rainforest quite well. Since there is a lot of trees it lives in them.

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