Tree Kangaroos
How many kinds of tree kangaroos are there?
There are 14 kinds of tree kangaroos.
Where do female kangaroos carry their babies?
They carry them in their pouch.
Their arms and their legs.
How many feet can they jump without getting hurt?
60 feet
What is a pouch?
A pocket that holds a baby.
Where can tree kangaroos be found?
They can be found in New Guinea and Australia.
What is an environment?
An environment is where we live and all of our surroundings.
Do tree kangaroos mostly hop or walk?
The mostly walk on all fours, they are the only kangaroos who can walk!
True or False
The rain bothers a tree kangaroo.
False, the tree kangaroo's fur is "backwards" which allows the rain to roll right off.
What is a rainforest?
A rainforest is a forest that is in tropical a tropical area and gets a lot of rain.
What makes Goodfellow's tree kangaroo distinct from other tree kangaroos?
They have two gold stripes on their backs.
What do kangaroos have so they don't slip off of tree branches?
They have pads on their feet, the pads allow them to have traction so they won't slip.
Tree kangaroos have ______ feet with thick pads that are covered with rough skin.
wide
How long does the joey, or baby kangaroo stay in its mother's pouch?
It stays with its mother for 18-24 months, so 1 1/2 or 2 years old.
What is an adaptation?
A change a person or thing develops to help them survive.
The Lumholtz kangaroo.
Their thin black legs are 10 times longer than their arms.
Tree kangaroos have cylindrical tails. What does that mean?
They don't get smaller at the end, they stay the same size.
Tree kangaroos live a solitary life, what does that mean?
It means they like to spend their time alone. Even if other tree kangaroos are around, they tend to keep to themselves.
What does ancestor mean?
An ancestor is someone who you've come from but lived before you in the past.
How long is the Matschie's kangaroos tail?
Their tails are as long as their bodies.
How are tree kangaroos and ground kangaroos different?
Tree Kangaroo have thick arms & legs that are close in size.Wide feet and thick, curved claws and their tails are thick to the end.
Ground Kangaroos have short thin arms, long thin feet, and a heavy tail that gets smaller at the end.
Their long tails helps the tree kangaroo stay __________ as it leaps from branch to branch.
balanced
How many feet can a tree kangaroo leap in one jump?
They can leap up to 30 feet.
What is a marsupial?
A mammal whose babies are developed in their mom's pouch.