A kangaroo named Paul is now the oldest tree kangaroo in US

[Judi Lynn]

Last edited Sun Jan 28, 2018, 06:06 AM - Edit history (1)

Updated 6:40 am, Saturday, January 27, 2018



Photo: AP
In this January 2018 photo provided by the Roger Williams Park Zoo, Paul, a Matschie's tree kangaroo, is photographed at the zoo in Providence, R.I. Paul turned 23 years, three months and four days old on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, making him the oldest living tree kangaroo in the U.S., according to the Roger Williams Park Zoo. (Roger Williams Park Zoo)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A kangaroo named Paul has become the oldest living tree kangaroo in the country.

Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence says the Matschie's tree kangaroo turned 23 years, three months and four days old on Friday.

The zoo says it knows of no other male tree kangaroo to reach this age anywhere.

Paul has good genes. His mother lived to age 27 at the zoo in Miami.

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http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/A-kangaroo-named-Paul-is-now-the-oldest-tree-12530128.php

[democratisphere]

1. Tree Kangaroos look like a cross between a kangaroo and a bear.

Beautiful, interesting animals. Didn't even know they existed. Thanks Judi Lynn!

[secondwind]

2. Free Paul! Hes done his time. 23 years is enough.

I realize that zoos can be educational and help a species from becoming extinct. But these stories don’t sit well with me.