There are many questions on where the Matschie’s Tree Kangaroo comes from; many think Australia, but truth be told they come from Papua New Guinea. Being restricted to only the Huon Peninsula, they have been discovered in Australia; because there is land that is covered by high tide that connects Papua New Guinea and Australia. They have also been introduced to two islands off coast of New Guinea which is Umboi and West New Britain; Mountain Agulupella region.
The Matschie’s Tree kangaroo is a browsing herbivore as it eats a large variety of plants in the ground and within the tree; which has a much more varied than in captivity. One Hundred and sixty types of plants were identified in 1998; that was being eaten by Buergers’, Matschie’s and…show more content… Within captivity, they would approach one another and nose touch. With high levels of agonistic behaviors; aggression and avoidance, suggests that the species may be solitary out in the wild. There is no clear-cut dominance, they will avoid, cuff, grasp/touch, follow, rub craniums together, wipe or even wrestle with each other. What is not seen is grooming another individual, bite, chase, mount, push or vocalize. With aggression and defense, it is interesting with this species. Male aggression is typically extreme with two male Matschie’s Tree Kangaroos as it is impossible to house two in the same enclosure. Biting and cuffing is most often initiated by the male towards female. Female aggression is only shown when a strange joey; young, appears out of nowhere and tries to approach an already mother tree Kangaroo. They can sometimes act aggressive towards other females, but it depends on the…show more content… Tree Kangaroos are known to only have just one every pregnancy. The baby will crawl to the pouch after being birthed and attach itself to one of four teats, afterwards the mother will clean the pouch thoroughly with her tongue. The infant will spend 100 days attached to the nipple, then will have its head out of the pouch at 22 weeks, then step out of the pouch for the first time at 28 weeks and then be permanently out of the pouch at 41 weeks. There has not been a weaning time to be determined, but the joey will follow its’ mother for 2-3 months after permanently leaving the
