An amazing animal lives in Australia - wallaby. It knows how to regulate the temperature of its own body, jump from tree to tree after 9 meters and prolong pregnancy. Scientists continue to study woody kangaroos, discovering new amazing facts about these cute and cute little animals.
Appearance
These animals belong to the type of chordates, the class of mammals; it is a genus in the kangaroo family. At first glance, the wood kangaroo is very similar to the small size of the bear, because it is completely covered with thick brown hair, only in places (belly and shoulders) it has a bright red or yellow color. But looking closely, you realize that this is an amazing, rare animal.
A tree kangaroo easily and carefree moves through trees and vines with the help of flexible claws. Despite the fact that these unusual animals have a decent mass, they are surprisingly agile and agile. And what kind of jumpers they are, there is nothing to say. They can easily jump from tree to tree at a distance of 10 meters. Needless to say, they do not descend from the trees, but jump off. Even a height of 20 meters does not scare them. A tree kangaroo, the photo of which you can see in the article, is not often found in nature, but if you are lucky enough to cross it, then try to make friends. These animals are very friendly, they will never attack or offend.
Features of Wood Kangaroo
It is not immediately possible to distinguish a female and a male from each other, since their sizes are almost the same. The woody kangaroo in Australia has a height of 70 to 90 cm, rarely up to one meter, and weighs about 9-15 kg. Sometimes there are heroes weighing up to 20 kg.
Animals live on trees. Females of this species are especially fond of tropical deciduous forests. They choose trees denser and spend most of their lives alone on them, less often get stuck in small flocks. Walabi, a wood kangaroo, have the ability to maintain their temperature in any heat. This amazing ability allows animals with thick fur in hot Australia to feel great.
The tree kangaroo drinks a lot of water, eats leaves, loves passion fruit and eucalyptus leaves very much. If animals are driven into captivity, they are fed corn, jacket potatoes, various fruits and eggs.
Lifestyle
In Australia, there is a legend that once upon a time a male kangaroo attacked a child, and since then the locals began to hunt these animals, so they became unsociable and hid as far as possible from the person. It is rarely possible to meet them even in the deepest often, they move almost inaudibly, moreover, merge with the color of the trees.
A tree kangaroo sleeps in the daytime, and at night goes fishing in search of plant foods. Animals are attached to their habitat, protect it from predators and do not allow anyone to approach it. On average, a kangaroo lives for about 20 years and in all its life it may not even change a tree, it just goes down to a watering place and for food.
Places of distribution
Most often, wood kangaroos are found in the tropics and rain forests of Australia, New Guinea. A rare case of meeting this unusual animal in the mountains or on the plains, nevertheless, this happens.
About the mating season
There is no mating season in the wallaby, so they reproduce throughout the whole year. It is extremely rare for females to have more than one cub. The baby does not want in the early years, even a step away from his mother. Pregnancy in females lasts no more than a year. Having been born, the cub immediately gets into the bag and is there for one year or more, eating mother’s milk.
