The giant Curtain Fig tree in Yungaburra on the Atherton Tableland in Queensland is far too large to photograph in its entirety but we do our best. One Japanese tourist lies prone on the boardwalk trying his best to ‘get it all in’. If that is not enough, my mate Cyril spots something way up near the top of the tree and starts to shriek. There’s a large dark shape groping about. We can’t believe our eyes, it’s a Tree Kangaroo.
As a dozen gobsmacked tourists crane their necks he clambers about quite awkwardly. He’s certainly not as agile as a possum or a monkey and he doesn’t use his long tail to hold on. I’m shaking with excitement. The tally of fauna firsts on this trip is now, 3 lyrebirds, 1 cassowary, 1 tree kangaroo. What next?
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Keep your eyes open for a drop bear…. I haven’t seen a photo of one of those yet 🙂
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It would be our luck to be clobbered by a drunken koala!
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Pretty damn impressive.
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Good spotting!
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I am … no words. Neer seen anything like this! And I did not know there were tree kangaroos!
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We later learnt that real estate agents mention them as a selling point for land in that area. “X amount of hectares of rainforest with tree kangaroos.”
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Selling land in this area? But isn’t it protected by some law as natural treasure or something?
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It is an area called the Atherton Tableland which is rich volcanic soil and crater lakes with these beautiful patches of rainforest. It is in our tropical north at an altitude of about 1000 metres above the city of Cairns. The soil and the altitude are perfect for fruit and coffee growing. Thankfully there are a number of National Parks in the area.
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Breathtaking, I’ve never heard of tree kangaroos before, what an experience 😊
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They’re quite different.
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