Are baby kangaroos born in their mothers pouch?
The joey is in the mother kangaroo’s pouch for about eight months, depending on the species. Sometimes a mother kangaroo will have two young of two different ages in her pouch at the same time. When this happens, she is able to produce different milk for each, depending on their age. Female kangaroos are in an almost permanent state of pregnancy, but they have “embryonic diapause”, meaning they can suspend the development of the next embryo until conditions are right for it to be born (e.g. plenty of food).
