Author archive: Widodo

Baby Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo on the loose

  This little fellow has certainly found his tree legs. Reminds me of myself as a younger chap. Goodfellow’s are the closest in colour to me by-the-way. I’m of the Golden-mantled variety, in case you didn’t know, and these markings are pretty close to mine only my face is much paler than this. Widodo

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Mother Lumholtz tree kangaroo looking after her baby

  You don’t get to see this very often. Lumholtzes live in northern Queensland and are pretty hard to spot, but this photographer has managed to set herself up right opposite them! (That little fellow is quite the mischief if you ask me.) Widodo

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Mr Author introduces the Goodfellow’s tree kangaroos at Taronga Zoo

  Mr Author is lucky, lucky to live in a town where he can see tree kangaroos daily. He assures me he has plenty of other things to occupy his time (completing my fabulous story, for one) but nevertheless gets across to Taronga Zoo very regularly. He tells me that my cousins are one of…

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A young Lumholtz’s tree kangaroo gets ready for release back into the wild

Lumholtz tree kangaroos are found in northern Queensland. They look quite a bit different from me, but they’re still my cousins. Widodo

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Joey tree kangaroo having a feast at St Louis Zoo

Some wonderful footage of a little joey having a feed, then hopping into its pouch. Life can be pretty easy for a baby tree kangaroo. Widodo

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Which flippers are the ripperest?

Matius, my good sea turtle friend, seems to uncover all sorts of things on his travels. No less than 4 pairs of fancy flippers were dropped at the foot of my fig tree the other day. ‘Take whichever you please, Widodo,’ I heard him call up. ‘Just give the others back.’ I intend to head…

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So you think you know all about tree kangaroos?

Dear friend, You’re probably familiar with normal, land-lubbing kangaroos – they hop (boring), they eat grass (yawn), they box (nasty, aggressive creatures!), they live on the tail of QANTAS jets (strange way to spend your day IMHO). But how much do you know about we elusive, alluring and elegant tree kangaroos? Not enough, is my…

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Some (not quite complete) poetry

Dear friend, As you will have gathered by reading Act 1 of my riveting story – read it here, if you fancy – a certain part of my brain is given to poetry. It seems to occur after a long meal (red berries particularly), or when I first get up in the morning. Below is…

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Part 1 of my interview with Matius, my good sea turtle friend

W – Good morning Matius. Thank you for agreeing to this little chat. M – A pleasure Widodo. Have you had breakfast? Would you like a little piece of fish? W – I don’t eat much fish Matius. M – What did you have for breakfast then? Calamari? W – Eeeew! Is that why your…

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