New Habitat principle
Lessons from Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo
Take the old plan higher.
Tree-Kangaroo Climbing Shift
Core lesson
An old body plan can find a new home when it changes the way it moves.
Biological basis
Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroos are arboreal marsupials with strong forelimbs, gripping ability, and long tails adapted for tree life rather than open-ground hopping.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
AdaptationNew homesReinventionClimbingBody plan shift