During the final phase, the young still nurses but never climbs completely into the pouch. Young tree kangaroos are weaned when they are approximately 13 months old. They stay with their mothers ...

Marsupials are mammals known for carrying their young in a pouch. This pouch is called a marsupium, which is a Latin word ...

Like the land kangaroo, the tree kangaroo has a pouch to carry its young. Once the animal is born, it climbs into its mother's pouch and grows there for several months before coming out for food.

A rare tree kangaroo born in The Bronx at the end of December has finally come out of the marsupial pouch. The tiny Matschie’s tree kangaroo, considered endangered by International Union for ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: At first glance, a kangaroo's pouch looks like nothing but a built-in baby sling. But if you peeked inside, you'd see it's far more complex than a ...

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 ...

Why Do Kangaroos Have a Pouch? Red kangaroos, Macropus rufus, are found in the dry regions of inland Australia. Like most marsupials, they have a short gestation period of around 28-35 days.