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Newborn endangered kangaroo emerges from mother's pouch

48 Hours

  • Mar 14, 2014
  • 0:38
  • Short

Zookeepers at Sydney's Taronga Zoo finally got a glimpse of the newborn Goodfellow's tree kangaroo after nine months of waiting. The endangered species has the longest pregnancy term of any marsupial - 45 days. The mother, called Qwikia by her carers, gave birth on September 4, 2013, but this was the first time the baby began to peep out from his mother's pouch.

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