A tiny baby kangaroo has just popped its head out of its mum’s pouch at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.
The little one, a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo, was born in September 2017 but keepers have only just spotted its head with mother Kwikila in the trees.
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo joey
Surprise! A critically endangered Goodfellow’s Tree Kangroo joey just started popping its head out from Mum’s pouch. This is only the second joey to be born at Taronga in over 24 years! See if you can spot it on your next visit.
Posted by Taronga Zoo Sydney on Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The tree kangaroo is native to Papua New Guinea, and is adapted for life in the trees with special paws perfect for climbing.
Habitat destruction caused by humans means more than 50% of wild populations of tree kangaroo have been lost over the course of three generations.
“Keepers have occasionally seen a leg or tail pop out since then, but now the joey is starting to take a more active interest in the world outside the pouch.”
