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 ...

The brush-tailed bettong looks like a miniature kangaroo and, similarly, has a pouch where it keeps its young. But don’t be fooled, this small marsupial is not as adorable as it looks. When threatened ...

The Matschie's tree kangaroo is endemic to the Huon Peninsula ... After birth, the fetus-like young, called a joey, crawls to a teat located inside the mother's pouch, where it attaches itself ...

Scientists hope breakthrough will help save endangered marsupial species such as koalas, Tasmanian devils and northern ...

This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A mother kangaroo and her joey hop across Main Street to graze on a scruff of grass growing near a gas pump.

Wildlife carer and Aussie hero Mandy Watson has dedicated decades of her life to caring for animals... including kangaroos!

If a mother kangaroo with a joey at the foot or in the pouch is killed, the code requires the joey to be killed as well. KIAA's Dennis King insists the commercial kangaroo industry is "the most ...

The brush-tailed bettong looks like a miniature kangaroo and, similarly ... When threatened by a predator, the bettong will eject its tiny joey from its pouch and bounce off in a different ...