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THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN AUSTRALASIA.
jumps, like a squirrel, from limb to limb. He is called the tree-kangaroo, and has curved claws on his fore-paws to enable him to cling to the branches. He is not a bad pet to have about a park, but his numbers should be judiciously kept down, or he may become a nuisance, like the larger kangaroos that live on the ground.
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KANGAROOS IN CAPTIVITY.