Zookeepers share ‘magical moment’ rare baby kangaroo emerges from mother’s pouch
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Zookeepers have shared the “magical moment” an endangered baby kangaroo emerged from its mother’s pouch for the first time. The baby dusky pademelon, born at Chester Zoo in Cheshire, was just the size of a jelly bean when it was born and has been growing inside its mother’s pouch for the last six months. “Seeing the magical moment her new arrival took its first peek out of the pouch has brought us a huge amount of joy,” said zookeeper Megan Carpenter. “It’ll be a few weeks until the new baby fully emerges and is hopping around and exploring all by itself – that’s when we’ll be able to determine if it’s male or female and give it a fitting name.” The name pademelon is a native Australian term for “small kangaroos of the forest” and the species is nocturnal, meaning pademelons rest during the day and search for food at night.
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