(Courtesy of the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance via Facebook.com)
A brand new wallaby joey was spotted at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s Down Under exhibit. (Courtesy of the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance via Facebook.com)
The Denver zoo’s red-necked wallaby Adelaide has a new baby hanging out in her pouch.
Animal caretakers can’t tell the exact birthday of wallabies because as soon as they are born, the jelly-bean-sized young quickly crawl into their mother’s pouch, where they will develop for 12-17 months.
The zoo estimates that this joey was born around Sept. 1.
The zoo reports the joey has been seen peeking out more, which means it’s becoming more curious about the world and getting closer to moving out of Adelaide’s pouch.
