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Successful transfer of a Goodfellow's tree kangaroo ( Dendrolagus goodfellowi ) pouch young to a yellow‐footed rock wallaby ( Petrogale xanthopus ) surrogate
Author(s) -
McLelland David J.,
Fielder Kate,
Males Gayl,
Langley Nathan,
Schultz David
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.21236
Subject(s) - biology , pouch , tree (set theory) , zoology , anatomy , mathematical analysis , mathematics
A 47‐day‐old orphaned Goodfellow's tree kangaroo ( Dendrolagus goodfellowi ) joey was successfully cross‐fostered onto a yellow‐footed rock wallaby ( Petrogale xanthopus ). The joey was subsequently taken for hand‐rearing at age 5 months. This is the first report of the cross‐fostering technique, well‐established in other macropods, being applied to a Dendrolagus sp. This technique can be considered as a viable option to raise young orphaned tree kangaroos, and as a tool to accelerate breeding in captive breeding programs of Dendrolagus spp. Zoo Biol. 34:460–462, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.