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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Like most tree-kangaroos, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos look very different from terrestrial (land) kangaroo species.<ref name="Melbourne">Melbourne Zoo (2006). [http://www.zoo.org.au/animal_page.cfm?area_id=20&zoo_id=1&animal_id=96 Animal Fact Sheet: Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819174959/http://www.zoo.org.au/animal_page.cfm?area_id=20&zoo_id=1&animal_id=96 |date=2006-08-19 }}. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref> Unlike land-living kangaroos, their [[leg]]s are not long compared to their forelimbs ([[arm]]s). They are strong and end in hooked [[claw]]s for grasping tree [[branch]]es.<ref name="Melbourne" /> Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos have long tails for balance.<ref name="Melbourne" /> These physical [[trait (biology)|traits]] help them with a mostly tree-living life.<ref name="Melbourne" /> They have short, [[wool]]ly fur,<ref name="Melbourne" /> usually [[red]]dish-[[brown]] in color, a [[gray]]-brown face, [[yellow]]-colored [[cheek]]s and [[feet]]; pale [[stomach]]s,<ref name="discovery"/> long, [[Gold (color)|golden]]-brown tails, and two golden stripes on their backsides.<ref name="WWF"/> They weigh about seven [[kilogram]]s (about 15 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]]).<ref name="Animalinfo"/> |
Like most tree-kangaroos, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos look very different from terrestrial (land) kangaroo species.<ref name="Melbourne">Melbourne Zoo (2006). [http://www.zoo.org.au/animal_page.cfm?area_id=20&zoo_id=1&animal_id=96 Animal Fact Sheet: Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819174959/http://www.zoo.org.au/animal_page.cfm?area_id=20&zoo_id=1&animal_id=96 |date=2006-08-19 }}. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref> |
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Unlike land-living kangaroos, their [[leg]]s are not long compared to their forelimbs ([[arm]]s). They are strong and end in hooked [[claw]]s for grasping tree [[branch]]es.<ref name="Melbourne" /> Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos have long tails for balance.<ref name="Melbourne" /> These physical [[trait (biology)|traits]] help them with a mostly tree-living life.<ref name="Melbourne" /> They have short, [[wool]]ly fur,<ref name="Melbourne" /> usually [[red]]dish-[[brown]] in color, a [[gray]]-brown face, [[yellow]]-colored [[cheek]]s and [[feet]]; pale [[stomach]]s,<ref name="discovery"/> long, [[Gold (color)|golden]]-brown tails, and two golden stripes on their backsides.<ref name="WWF"/> They weigh about seven [[kilogram]]s (about 15 [[Pound (mass)|pounds]]).<ref name="Animalinfo"/> |
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==Behaviour== |
==Behaviour== |
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[[Image:Dendrolagus goodfellowi looking.jpg|thumb|Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo looking to the side]] |
[[Image:Dendrolagus goodfellowi looking.jpg|thumb|Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo looking to the side]] |
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Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are [[slow]] and [[Wikt:clumsy|clumsy]] on the ground.<ref name="WWF">World Wildlife Fund (2006). [http://www.worldwildlife.org/expeditions/newguinea/spec_tk.cfm Tree Kangaroos]. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref> They move at about the speed a human walks and do not [[Jump|hop]] well (hopping is something that, by contrast, terrestrial kangaroos are famed for).<ref name="WWF" /> However, in trees, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are fearless and agile.<ref name="WWF" /> They [[wikt:climb|climb]] by wrapping their arms around the trunk of a [[tree]] and hopping with their strong back legs.<ref name="WWF" /> This allows their arms to slide. They have very good jumping ability and can [[jump]] from trees to the ground from thirty feet up without hurting themselves.<ref name="WWF" /> |
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are [[slow]] and [[Wikt:clumsy|clumsy]] on the ground.<ref name="WWF">World Wildlife Fund (2006). [http://www.worldwildlife.org/expeditions/newguinea/spec_tk.cfm Tree Kangaroos]. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref> They move at about the speed a human walks and do not [[Jump|hop]] well (hopping is something that, by contrast, terrestrial kangaroos are famed for).<ref name="WWF" /> |
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However, in trees, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are fearless and agile.<ref name="WWF" /> They [[wikt:climb|climb]] by wrapping their arms around the trunk of a [[tree]] and hopping with their strong back legs.<ref name="WWF" /> This allows their arms to slide. They have very good jumping ability and can [[jump]] from trees to the ground from thirty feet up without hurting themselves.<ref name="WWF" /> |
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===Diet=== |
===Diet=== |
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[[Image:Dendrolagus matschiei eating.jpg|thumb|A Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo, eating]] |
[[Image:Dendrolagus matschiei eating.jpg|thumb|A Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo, eating]] |
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Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos feed mostly on the leaves of the silkwood tree (''Flindersia pimenteliana'').<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title = Goodfellow's tree kangaroo | encyclopedia = Funk & Wagnalls Wildlife Encyclopedia | volume = 20 | pages = 2397 | publisher = New York: Funk & Wagnalls | date = 1974}}</ref> Other foods are part of their diet when available, including different kinds of [[fruit]], [[cereal]]s, [[flower]]s and [[grass]]es.<ref name="discovery">Discovery Communications Inc. (2006). [http://animal.discovery.com/guides/mammals/habitat/tropforest/goodkanga.html Goodfellow's tree kangaroo]. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref> |
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos feed mostly on the leaves of the silkwood tree (''Flindersia pimenteliana'').<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title = Goodfellow's tree kangaroo | encyclopedia = Funk & Wagnalls Wildlife Encyclopedia | volume = 20 | pages = 2397 | publisher = New York: Funk & Wagnalls | date = 1974}}</ref> Other foods are part of their diet when available, including different kinds of [[fruit]], [[cereal]]s, [[flower]]s and [[grass]]es.<ref name="discovery">Discovery Communications Inc. (2006). [http://animal.discovery.com/guides/mammals/habitat/tropforest/goodkanga.html Goodfellow's tree kangaroo]. Retrieved August 3, 2006.</ref> |
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They have large stomachs rather like [[fermentation]] vats. They use a two-stage process like [[cow]]s and related [[herbivore]]s digest food.<ref name="Johnson">{{cite web | author = Johnson, S. | year = 1999 | title = Dendrolagus goodfellowi | work = Animal Diversity Web | url = http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dendrolagus_goodfellowi.html |
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| accessdate = 2006-08-03}}</ref> First the food is softened in one part of their stomach, and then by passing the material back up and chewing it again, they can return it to a second part of their stomach.<ref>{{cite book|last=Van Loon|first=Dirk|title=The family cow|publisher=Storey Publishing|date=1976|pages=95–97|isbn=978-0-88266-066-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j-efZMh9_WgC&pg=PA95}}</ref> This is where [[bacteria]] in the stomach's various chambers, breaks down the tough fibers of leaves and grasses.<ref name="Johnson" /> |
| accessdate = 2006-08-03}}</ref> First the food is softened in one part of their stomach, and then by passing the material back up and chewing it again, they can return it to a second part of their stomach.<ref>{{cite book|last=Van Loon|first=Dirk|title=The family cow|publisher=Storey Publishing|date=1976|pages=95–97|isbn=978-0-88266-066-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j-efZMh9_WgC&pg=PA95}}</ref> This is where [[bacteria]] in the stomach's various chambers, breaks down the tough fibers of leaves and grasses.<ref name="Johnson" /> |
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Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Genus: | Dendrolagus |
Species: | D. goodfellowi
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Binomial name | |
Dendrolagus goodfellowi | |
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo range |
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi), or the ornate tree kangaroo, is a marsupial in the biological family Macropodidae.
The family includes kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives,[4] and the genus Dendrolagus, with eleven species.[1]
The species live in the rainforests of New Guinea.[5]
In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are listed as endangered.[2] This is a result of too much hunting of them, and humans living too close to their habitat.[6]
Description
Like most tree-kangaroos, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos look very different from terrestrial (land) kangaroo species.[7]
Unlike land-living kangaroos, their legs are not long compared to their forelimbs (arms). They are strong and end in hooked claws for grasping tree branches.[7] Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos have long tails for balance.[7] These physical traits help them with a mostly tree-living life.[7] They have short, woolly fur,[7] usually reddish-brown in color, a gray-brown face, yellow-colored cheeks and feet; pale stomachs,[8] long, golden-brown tails, and two golden stripes on their backsides.[9] They weigh about seven kilograms (about 15 pounds).[5]
Behaviour
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are slow and clumsy on the ground.[9] They move at about the speed a human walks and do not hop well (hopping is something that, by contrast, terrestrial kangaroos are famed for).[9]
However, in trees, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos are fearless and agile.[9] They climb by wrapping their arms around the trunk of a tree and hopping with their strong back legs.[9] This allows their arms to slide. They have very good jumping ability and can jump from trees to the ground from thirty feet up without hurting themselves.[9]
Diet
Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos feed mostly on the leaves of the silkwood tree (Flindersia pimenteliana).[10] Other foods are part of their diet when available, including different kinds of fruit, cereals, flowers and grasses.[8]
They have large stomachs rather like fermentation vats. They use a two-stage process like cows and related herbivores digest food.[11] First the food is softened in one part of their stomach, and then by passing the material back up and chewing it again, they can return it to a second part of their stomach.[12] This is where bacteria in the stomach's various chambers, breaks down the tough fibers of leaves and grasses.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Groves, Colin (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leary, T.; Seri, L.; Wright, D.; Hamilton, S.; Helgen, K.; Singadan, R.; Menzies, J.; Allison, A.; James, R.; Dickman, C.; et al. (2008). "Dendrolagus goodfellowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as endangered.
- ↑ Thomas, Oldfield (1908). "A new Tree-Kangaroo from British New Guinea". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Ser. 8. 2 (11): 452–453. doi:10.1080/00222930808692512.
- ↑ Myers P. (2001). "Macropodidae". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2006-08-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Animal Info (1999-2005). Animal Info - Goodfellow's tree kangaroo. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ↑ Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (2006). Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo - captive breeding program. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Melbourne Zoo (2006). Animal Fact Sheet: Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo Archived 2006-08-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Discovery Communications Inc. (2006). Goodfellow's tree kangaroo. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 World Wildlife Fund (2006). Tree Kangaroos. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
- ↑ "Goodfellow's tree kangaroo". Funk & Wagnalls Wildlife Encyclopedia. Vol. 20. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 1974. p. 2397.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Johnson, S. (1999). "Dendrolagus goodfellowi". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2006-08-03.
- ↑ Van Loon, Dirk (1976). The family cow. Storey Publishing. pp. 95–97. ISBN 978-0-88266-066-0.