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Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo Mum can  I come out and play? Dendrolagus goodfellowi,Goodfellows tree-kangaroo Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo

Mum can I come out and play?

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  1. A touching and funny photo of a very strange creature. One for the homepage, promoted! Posted 12 years ago
  2. Thank for that. Posted 12 years ago

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Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo also called the ornate tree-kangaroo, belongs to the family Macropodidae, which includes kangaroos, wallabies and their relatives, and the genus ''Dendrolagus'', with eleven other species. The species is native to the rainforests of New Guinea, and the border of central Irian Jaya in Indonesia. Under the IUCN classification, the species is listed as Endangered, which is a result of overhunting and human encroachment on their habitat. It is named after British zoological.. more

Species identified by WildFlower
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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Jul 5, 2013. Captured Jun 6, 2010 14:34.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO640
  • 190mm