In the morning look for the Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a very dark brown marsupial macropod (kangaroo family) whose body is only about 23cm (9 inches) long foraging for fruits on the rainforest floor. This animal is regularly seen around the volcanic lakes Eacham and Barrine and around the bases of the famous Curtain Fig and Cathredral Fig trees on the Atherton Tablelands. The Musky Rat-kangaroo prefers the wetter parts of the forest and feeds on fallen fruits found in the leaf litter as well as small invertebrates such as earthworms and grasshoppers. They give birth to two or three babies which stay in their mother's pouch for about 21 weeks before emerging to spend most of their time in their forest floor nest. When they are a little older, they will accompany the female on her feeding rounds.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment