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About the size of a Labrador

相当于拉布拉多犬的大小

and with bear-like features

并有类似于熊的特征

it is amazingly a type of kangaroo, a tree kangaroo

然而令人惊讶是,它其实属于袋鼠品种，一种树袋鼠

It lives at a higher altitude than any other kangaroo

相较其它袋鼠来说，它生活在更高的海拔

hence the woolly coat.

因此它们拥有羊毛般的外皮

Kangaroos usually feed on grass

袋鼠通常以草为食

but here on New Guinea,

但在这新几内亚

they've climbed into the trees where the greenery is more abundant

它们进入了绿叶更为丰盛的树林中

So the dingiso is a kangaroo which lives high in the mountains and climbs trees

所以白腹树袋熊其实是一种生活在高山上且能爬树的袋鼠

But then islands do have a habit of producing rather unusual animals

然而岛屿的确有产生特有动物的特性

Why?

为什么？

Because islands offer fresh opportunities to the creatures that find their way there.

因为岛屿为那些能抵达此处的动物提供新的生机

With no monkeys in New Guinea

由于新几内亚没有猴子

the freedom to browse in the trees has gone to the kangaroos

在树林里自由自在地吃草的权利已经属于袋鼠了

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