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- What is a tenkile?
- A tenkile is Scott's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus scottae), a critically endangered tree-climbing kangaroo found only in the Torricelli Mountains of Papua New Guinea.
- How many tenkiles are left?
- About 100 remained in 1996. After a community hunting moratorium, surveys counted around 300 by 2013, but the species is still critically endangered.
- What does a tenkile eat?
- Mostly epiphytic ferns, leaves and vines from the mountain rainforest.
- Is it spelled tenkile or tenkalai?
- The standard spelling is tenkile. Tenkalai, tenkilay and tenkelay are common alternative spellings of the same animal.
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