Take a Grand Tour Inside This Kangaroo’s Cozy Pouch
Marsupials are mammals known for carrying their young in a pouch. This pouch is called a marsupium, which is a Latin word ...
People3 年
Troody the Hand-Reared Red Kangaroo Joey at the Bronx Zoo Is Ready to Be a TV Star
Troody is her own woman. Keepers at New York City's Bronx Zoo decided to hand-rear the red kangaroo joey, originally from the Nashville Zoo, after Troody's mother rejected her. Troody is just one ...
Business Insider3 年
A kangaroo pouch is more than a pocket. It's a complex joey nursery.
It has to be, because the joey inside is not your average baby. An adult male red kangaroo can stand over 1 1/2 meters tall and weigh 90 kilograms. That's larger than a grown man. But the newborns ...
National Geographic news4 年
Australia’s beloved kangaroos are now controversial pests
Red kangaroos thrive in arid grasslands like these ... A mother kangaroo and her joey hop across Main Street to graze on a scruff of grass growing near a gas pump. It’s a cool spring evening ...