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Tree kangaroos are real and awesome but are endangered and need help

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by imageBROKER/REX Shutterstock (1846484a).. Matschie's Tree-kangaroo or Huon Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei), adult in a tree, native to New Guinea.. VARIOUS.. ..
Look at how cool they are (Picture: REX Shutterstock)

The world pays so much attention to pandas and tigers as ‘flagship’ endangered species. But there’s so many creatures out there that are way more awesome and far more diverse that also deserve saving. Here’s one of them. And how you can help.

The Matschie’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) is exactly that, a kangaroo that lives in trees. And not just a few feet up in your garden hedge, they live high up in the rainforest canopy, feeding and sleeping about 100ft above ground. And they’re perfectly adapted to life up there.

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