In Australia lives a wonderful animal - wallabies.It is able to regulate the temperature of its own body, jumping from tree to tree by 9 meters and prolong the pregnancy.Scientists continue to study the tree kangaroos, opening new amazing facts about these cute and pretty little animals.
Appearance
These animals belong to the type of chord, the class of mammals, is a genus in the family of kangaroo.At first glance the tree kangaroo is very similar to the small size of the bear, he's completely covered with thick brown hair, only in some places (belly and shoulders), it has a red or bright yellow.But looking closer, you see that in front of you a wonderful, rare animals.
tree kangaroos easy and carefree move trees and vines with flexible claws.Despite the fact that these unusual animals have a decent weight, they are surprisingly agile and nimble.And so what they jumpers here and say nothing.Can easily jump from tree to tree at a distance of 10 meters.Needless to say that the trees they did not go down and jump.Even in the height of 20 meters does not frighten them.Woody kangaroo photo you can see in the article, not often found in nature, but if you are lucky enough to cross with him, try to make friends.These animals are very friendly, never attacked or hurt.
Features tree kangaroos
females and males is not immediately be distinguished from one another, since the size they are almost the same.Woody kangaroo in Australia is rising from 70 to 90 cm, rarely up to one meter, and a weight of about 9-15 kg.Sometimes there are heroes up to 20 kg.
animals inhabit the trees.Especially loved by females of this species of tropical deciduous forests.They choose trees more dense and most of their lives on them alone, sometimes slipping into small flocks.Valabi, tree kangaroos, have the ability in any heat to maintain its temperature is normal.This amazing ability allows animals with thick fur in the hot Australian feel fine.
tree kangaroos drink a lot of water, eats leaves, loves passion fruit and eucalyptus leaves.If you are driving animals in captivity, they are fed corn, potatoes in their skins, different fruit and eggs.
Lifestyle
In Australia, there is a legend that once upon a time the male kangaroo attacked a child, and since then, the locals began to hunt these animals, so they become unsociable and hide as far away from humans.Rarely meet them, even in the most profound, they move almost silently, to the same merge with the color of the trees.
tree kangaroo sleeps in the daytime, and at night go out to fish in search of plant foods.Pets are linked to the place of their habitat, protect it from predators and did not let him.On average, kangaroos live about 20 years, and for all his life, he can not even change a tree, just down from it to drink and food.
Occurrence
The most common tree kangaroo is found in the tropics and rain forests of Australia, New Guinea.A rare occasion to meet this unusual animal in the mountains or on the plains, though it does happen.
the marriage season
marriage period, wallabies missing, so they proliferate throughout the whole year.It is extremely rare for females born more than one baby.The kid does not want in the first years, even a step to move away from his mother.Pregnancy in females lasts no more than a year.Born, baby immediately moved into the bag and there is one year or more, feeding on their mother's milk.
Unbelievable but true
Not so long ago, scientists discovered was a unique fact: the female tree kangaroo is able in an emergency to extend the terms of her pregnancy.Sometimes the fetus dies in the womb, and then he was replaced by another comes.
Australian biologists have hypothesized that tree kangaroo can help humanity in the case of disaster, namely global warming.The stomachs of livestock, such as bulls or rams, released into the air large amounts of methane.And so it is.A tree kangaroo stomach due to unknown reasons until science is able to process methane.Clearly, this occurs in bacteria.If the near future, scientists explore these bacteria, they can use them for cleaning air in the world.
Needless to say that these rare animals closely watched environmental services, they are doing their utmost to increase the population of amazing creatures.
