The Life of Animals | Matschie's Tree-kangaroo | With a body and head length of 20 to 32 inches (810 mm), Matschie's Tree-kangaroo are much Smaller than Australia's well-known red kangaroo. An adult male weighs the between 20 and 25 lb (9-11 kg). Lasts 32 days and gestation of Captive Bred individuals Joeys leave the pouch after 13 ½ months. The average life span of the Matschie's Tree-kangaroo in the wild is unknown, but is at least 14 years.
The most distinctive trait of all tree kangaroos is the Hair Whorl They possess. The Matschie's tree kangaroo is golden on its ventral side, the lower parts of its Limbs, ear edges, belly, and tail, and the rest of its body is a chestnut brown color, except for usually having a dark stripe down its back. The Matschies' are similar in color and size to Dendrolagus dorianus, the Doria's tree kangaroo.
The 4th and 5th digits of Their feet are enlarged, the 1st digit is absent, and the 2nd and 3rd digits are syndactylous (two digits That Fused together look like one). Out of all of the Dendrolagus species, the Matschie's tree kangaroo is the best vertical climber and has more strength in its muscles than any others. Their tails help to offset Their balance while moving swiftly through the trees since Their tails are about the same length as Their head and body size. Sexual dimorphism is very low, with males and females being of about equal sizes. The upper and lower jaws of the Matschie's tree kangaroos are different too in Addition to Them being different in body size. The upper jaw has three incisors, one canine, one premolar, and four molars, while the lower jaw has one very sharp incisors, no canines and low-crowned molars.
The Matschie's tree kangaroos are Mainly folivorous, eating anything from leaves, sap, Insects, flowers, and nuts. It was also found Eaten That They have chickens in captivity as well as feeding on a variety of plants, carrots, lettuce, bananas, potatoes, hard-boiled egg eggs, and yams. Tim Flannery ing documents the techniques of the Matschies' in his text Mammals of New Guinea by stating Occurs Pls ing a female Advances on a male while on the ground; They touch each other's noses and click Their Tongues. The Matschie's tree kangaroos have no embryonic diapauses or delayed implantations and are Able to get pregnant as soon as the joey leaves the pouch.
