here in Australia this baby red kangaroo called a Joey has been out of the pouch
called a Joey has been out of the pouch
called a Joey has been out of the pouch for just two days and mom is getting
for just two days and mom is getting
for just two days and mom is getting ready to give birth again how does this
ready to give birth again how does this
ready to give birth again how does this work well let’s find out
work well let’s find out
work well let’s find out a pink kangaroo embryo the size of a
a pink kangaroo embryo the size of a
a pink kangaroo embryo the size of a Lima Bean pops out it’s blind and deaf
Lima Bean pops out it’s blind and deaf
Lima Bean pops out it’s blind and deaf and yet somehow it’s got to find its way
and yet somehow it’s got to find its way
and yet somehow it’s got to find its way to the mother’s pouch its hind legs
to the mother’s pouch its hind legs
to the mother’s pouch its hind legs which will someday allow the kangaroo to
which will someday allow the kangaroo to
which will someday allow the kangaroo to jump nearly 30 feet are now just useless
jump nearly 30 feet are now just useless
jump nearly 30 feet are now just useless buds it’s going to have to drag itself
buds it’s going to have to drag itself
buds it’s going to have to drag itself upwards six inches using its four limbs
upwards six inches using its four limbs
upwards six inches using its four limbs to climb through the forest of its
to climb through the forest of its
to climb through the forest of its mother’s thick fur this quest will take
mother’s thick fur this quest will take
mother’s thick fur this quest will take about three minutes once inside the
about three minutes once inside the
about three minutes once inside the pouch it searches out mom’s nipples and
pouch it searches out mom’s nipples and
pouch it searches out mom’s nipples and starts feeding this embryo will remain
starts feeding this embryo will remain
starts feeding this embryo will remain latched on to one nipple for 34 weeks
latched on to one nipple for 34 weeks
latched on to one nipple for 34 weeks once it leaves the pouch it’ll continue
once it leaves the pouch it’ll continue
once it leaves the pouch it’ll continue to suckle from its mother for another
to suckle from its mother for another
to suckle from its mother for another four months now here’s the amazing part
four months now here’s the amazing part
four months now here’s the amazing part this tiny pink critter was actually
this tiny pink critter was actually
this tiny pink critter was actually conceived many months ago in an earlier
conceived many months ago in an earlier
conceived many months ago in an earlier stage it remained in a kind of suspended
stage it remained in a kind of suspended
stage it remained in a kind of suspended animation called a diapause while mother
animation called a diapause while mother
animation called a diapause while mother tended to the youngster that’s now
tended to the youngster that’s now
tended to the youngster that’s now outside the pouch the mother kangaroo
outside the pouch the mother kangaroo
outside the pouch the mother kangaroo now produces two separate and distinct
now produces two separate and distinct
now produces two separate and distinct kinds of milk one for the embryo the
kinds of milk one for the embryo the
kinds of milk one for the embryo the other for Joey once she reaches sexual
other for Joey once she reaches sexual
other for Joey once she reaches sexual maturity the female breeds for eight to
maturity the female breeds for eight to
maturity the female breeds for eight to twelve years in times of drought she
twelve years in times of drought she
twelve years in times of drought she doesn’t bring but otherwise she keeps
doesn’t bring but otherwise she keeps
doesn’t bring but otherwise she keeps her cycle of diapause embryos and Joey’s
her cycle of diapause embryos and Joey’s
her cycle of diapause embryos and Joey’s going strong usually where there’s a
going strong usually where there’s a
going strong usually where there’s a fertile female there are also males
fertile female there are also males
fertile female there are also males fighting over her the newcomer is on the
fighting over her the newcomer is on the
fighting over her the newcomer is on the right over six feet tall and the early
right over six feet tall and the early
right over six feet tall and the early money is on his becoming the alpha male
money is on his becoming the alpha male
money is on his becoming the alpha male here why
here why
here why because only the sub-dominant mail kicks
because only the sub-dominant mail kicks
because only the sub-dominant mail kicks in these competitions and the ruh on the
in these competitions and the ruh on the
in these competitions and the ruh on the left is doing all the kicking the
left is doing all the kicking the
left is doing all the kicking the dominant male having won the right to
dominant male having won the right to
dominant male having won the right to woo BOM claims his mate the scent of the
woo BOM claims his mate the scent of the
woo BOM claims his mate the scent of the female attracts another male suitor but
female attracts another male suitor but
female attracts another male suitor but the dominant male scoffs at this upstart
the dominant male scoffs at this upstart
hear that that’s the sound of a dominant
hear that that’s the sound of a dominant male kangaroo scoffing the result of
male kangaroo scoffing the result of
male kangaroo scoffing the result of this mating will produce an embryo that
this mating will produce an embryo that
this mating will produce an embryo that will grow a few days and then become
will grow a few days and then become
will grow a few days and then become dormant until the embryo we observed is
dormant until the embryo we observed is
dormant until the embryo we observed is out of the pouch like an air traffic
out of the pouch like an air traffic
out of the pouch like an air traffic controller
controller
controller mom has to keep these babies stacked up
mom has to keep these babies stacked up
mom has to keep these babies stacked up in line ready to take off
in line ready to take off
in line ready to take off and she does
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