Tree Kangaroo Operates Door Handle to Break Into House in Queensland
A tree kangaroo worked out how to open a door handle while breaking into a lodge in Atherton, Queensland.
Video posted to Twitter by Paul Webster showed the tree kangaroo, Nelson, using its arms and body weight to pull down the door handle and push the door open before entering the house on May 22.
“Nelson is the only known tree kangaroo that has demonstrated this level of intelligence and development [at the facility]. He is an orphan whose mother was killed by a vehicle strike,” Webster told Storyful.
“Raised by humans, he now lives a normal life in the rainforest canopy by night and, for safety issues, returns each morning to a secure environment.”
According to the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), “tree kangaroos live in lowland and mountainous rainforests in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the far north of Queensland, Australia.” Credit: Paul Webster via Storyful
