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"Joey" is a general term referring to all marsupial young. Therefore, it would depend on the species of marsupial. Even within the commonly known kangaroo family, there are over sixty species, so there is no single answer.
For the animals most commonly recognised as kangaroos (e.g. Red kangaroos and Grey kangaroos), the average is about 7 months. They may continue to suckle for several months longer, but are no longer dependent on the mother.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y ago"Joey" is a general term referring to all marsupial young. Therefore, it would depend on the species of marsupial. Even within the commonly known kangaroo family, there are over sixty species, so there is no single answer.
For the animals most commonly recognised as kangaroos (e.g. Red kangaroos and Grey kangaroos), the average is about 7 months. They may continue to suckle for several months longer, but are no longer dependent on the mother.
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∙ 13y ago"Joey" is a general term referring to all marsupial young. Therefore, it would depend on the species of marsupial. Even within the commonly known kangaroo family, there are over sixty species, so there is no single answer.
For the animals most commonly recognised as kangaroos (e.g. Red kangaroos and Grey kangaroos), the average is about 7 months. They may continue to suckle for several months longer, but are no longer dependent on the mother.
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∙ 13y agoHeadfirst.
Essentially, the baby kangaroo uses instinct. When a joey is born, its mother prepares a path for it from the birth canal to the pouch by licking her fur so it lies flat and in the direction the joey must travel. This is actually not to guide the joey so much as to stop it from drying out before it reaches the pouch. The tiny joey uses its claws and front legs to clutch the mother's fur until it reaches the pouch, where it attaches to a teat, staying there for a minimum of two months.
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∙ 11y agoBy the time the joey is about 8 months old it is able to leave the pouch and stand on its own. This sometimes happens when the mother is lying down. She relaxes the muscles that control the pouch and the joey tumbles out then hops back in again.
Over the next few months the joey will spend more time out of the pouch. It will practise skills like hopping and jumping. It also learns what to eat but will still come back sometimes and put its head into the mother's pouch to have a drink.
By the time the joey is about 10 months old, it is too big for the pouch and stays out all the time, sometimes straying away from its mother to explore. The mother will call to her joey if it strays away too far or the joey will call for its mother if it gets lost
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∙ 12y ago"Joey" is a general term referring to all marsupial young. Therefore, it would depend on the species of marsupial. Even within the commonly known kangaroo family, there are over sixty species, so there is no single answer.
For the animals most commonly recognised as kangaroos (e.g. Red kangaroos and Grey kangaroos), the average is about 7 months. They may continue to suckle for several months longer, but are no longer dependent on the mother.
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∙ 12y agoThe joey is in the mother kangaroo's pouch for about eight months (235 days), depending on the species. The young Joey continues to suckle until it is about 12 months old.
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How old is a joey when it first pops its head out of the pouch?
the joey is approximately 6 months old :P hope i helped love eleni XD
Which baby bounces along?
A baby kangaroo, or joey, has a very bouncy ride in its mom's pouch as she hops around. The joey is less than an inch long when it is born. It crawls up through its om's fur into her pouch and stays there, drinking her milk. The joey only leaves the cozy pouch when it is about 9 months old.
How big are kangaroos when they leave their mother's pouch?
The joey is in the mother kangaroo's pouch for about eight months (235 days), depending on the species. The young Joey continues to suckle until it is about 12 months old.
How long do kangaroos care for their young after birth?
A kangaroo joey stays in its mother's pouch for about eight months (235 days), depending on the species. The young Joey continues to suckle until it is about 12 months old.
What is the baby kangaroo carried in?
The pouch is purely for the purpose of carrying the young joey.
How long does a joey stay in the kangaroo's pouch?
The joey is in the mother kangaroo's pouch for about eight months (235 days), depending on the species. The young Joey continues to suckle until it is about 12 months old. For the animals most commonly recognised as kangaroos (e.g. Red kangaroos and Grey kangaroos), the average amount of time the baby kangaroo, or joey, stays in the pouch is about 7 - 8 months. This time is fairly consistent also with some of the smaller species of kangaroos, such as the potoroos and wallabies.
How does a joey travel?
In the mom kangaroo's pouch.
Will kangaroo's pouch break?
No. The kangaroo's pouch is specially designed to stretch with the growing joey.
Do Quokkas have a pouch?
Yes. Quokkas, like most (not all) marsupials, do have a pouch in which the joey is raised.
Does a female kangaroo stay with its joey until it is grown up?
Not entirely. Kangaroo joeys are not fully grown until they are about eighteen months old. They are ejected from the pouch by nine months or so, as room needs to be made for the new joey already developing in there, but they will return to drink from the pouch until they are about twelve months old.
What goes on in the pouch of a kangaroo?
When a joey is born, despite being tiny and undeveloped, it makes its way to the mother's pouch where it latches onto a teat. The teat swells in its mouth, securing it firmly in the pouch, and here the joey remains for many months, growing and developing. This is all that goes on in the pouch - it is a protected place where the young joey can thrive.
How does a baby koala move when it's little?
Very small koalas remain in their mother's pouch. The koala joey only emerges from the pouch when it is old enough to cling securely to its mother's back.
