The Matschie’s tree kangaroos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo know how important it is to eat their greens! Animal care and research staff at the Zoo have been working together for our tree kangaroos to develop the best possible diet, and to find new and creative ways to increase natural behaviors such as browsing on their favorite leaves. We are monitoring important welfare indicators during the diet change and through this process, we hope to ultimately encourage other natural and healthy behavior

TREE KANGAROO TAKEOVER 2/5: LIFE IN THE CLOUD FOREST Our Matschie’s tree kangaroos have some pretty sweet adaptations to make life in the high mountains of the cloud forest (at elevations between 4,000 and 11,000 feet) as easy as their remarkable 60 foot drops from canopy to forest floor. For real? Oh yeah. These vertically inclined foragers are no strangers to Seattle’s rainy weather, animal keeper Amanda explains the similarities between our own Olympic mountains and Papua New Guinea’s YUS Con