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Tiny ‘Pouch-Cam’ Gives Rare Glimpse of Newly Born Kangaroo Joey
Chester Zoo's footage offers rare insights into the development of an endangered Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo joey, part of a breeding program combating habitat loss and slow reproduction.
- Chester Zoo released footage shortly showing a rare Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo joey emerging from his mother’s pouch, confirming the healthy birth of the endangered species.
- As part of the conservation programme, the joey was born to Kitawa and Kayjo, supported by carefully timed introductions and hormone monitoring in Chester Zoo's on-site science laboratory.
- Experts inserted tiny endoscopic pouch cameras to confirm Kitawa's pregnancy and monitor the joey's development, with Mr Lloyd saying this ability wasn't possible a few years ago.
- Zoo officials say the pouch footage will guide global best practices, and zookeepers will soon choose a name as visitors may spot the joey peeking from the Islands zone at Chester Zoo.
- Goodfellow's tree kangaroos are classed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with populations declining due to hunting, habitat loss and slow reproduction, making this birth a major conservation milestone supporting international breeding efforts.
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