Unlike the mythical drop bear, many people are surprised to find out that tree kangaroos are the real deal. Found only in the Atherton Tablelands and Daintree Rainforest regions of Tropical North Queensland, there are two species to look out for – the Lumholtz’s and Bennett’s tree roos. These extraordinary creatures can bound like a kangaroo and nurture joeys in their pouches, but feed on leaves rather than grass and sleep in trees like koalas.
Because they spend most of their time in the leafy canopies of densely forested areas, they can be very difficult to spot in the wild.
Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroo is a rare, long-tailed marsupial found in rainforests in northeastern Australia. Like most tree-kangaroos, it lives alone in trees and feeds on plant matter. It belongs to the macropod family with kangaroos, and carries its young in a pouch like other marsupials.
A tree kangaroo is one of the animals featured in the new Walking Safari area of Lone Pine Sanctuary
