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Six of ten species are found in Papua New Guinea, in some of the last undisturbed rain forest habitat in the world. The Matschie's tree kangaroo is endemic to the Huon Peninsula on the northeast ...

A tiny blue-eyed Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo joey has begun to explore his surroundings at a sanctuary in Victoria, footage ...

Macropods are native to Australia, New Guinea, and some nearby islands. Before the European settlement of Australia, about 65 species of macropods existed. Six species have since become extinct.