The teat will expand in the joey’s throat to keep them in place until they can suckle on their own at around two months old.

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 ...

Joey is another term for a baby kangaroo. Amazing Animals Inc., a non-profit animal preserve that has partnered with CMA for the last seven years, is loaning the joeys for the next five weeks. The ...

The kangaroo joey in this video is a natural at hopping, quickly jumping on his own seconds after leaving his mom's pouch Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...