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A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jelly bean

A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jelly bean

A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jelly bean

Joeys are born after a short gestation, crawl into the pouch unaided, and continue developing while nursing — at birth only about jelly-bean size.

Marsupial strategy trades a long pregnancy for a portable nursery. The pouch is climate control, cafeteria, and crib in one.

Tiny starts, huge finishes: red kangaroos grow into powerful hoppers from that bean-sized beginning. Reproduction here is a two-stage launch.

Shahzad Mahota Shahzad Mahota @shahzad-mahota

A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jelly bean