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The Learning Kingdom's Cool Fact of the Day for June 1, 1999
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What kind of kangaroos live in trees?
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In the rain forests of New Guinea and northern Australia, there are
kangaroos (in the genus Dendrolagus) that live in trees.
Although they are adept at climbing, tree kangaroos can't move well on
open ground, where they are not able to make more than two or three
"kangaroo hops" at a time. Occasionally, they have been seen to make
astounding leaps of up to 18 meters (59 feet) from trees to the
ground.
Dendrolagus kangaroos eat leaves, fruits, flowers, and grass. Much of
what they eat is not very nutritious, but their stomachs contain
millions of tiny worms and bacteria that help break down their leafy
diet.
More about tree kangaroos:
http://www.cyberdata.com.au/currumbin/page45.html
http://www.scz.org/animals/t/matsche.html
Another Cool Fact about kangaroos:
http://www.cool-fact.com/archive/1998/06/24.html
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