0
Kangaroos are marsupials and, like most (but not all) marsupials, they have a pouch, which is actually called a marsupium. This is positioned at the lower front of the abdomen. All baby marsupials, known as 'joeys' are born very undeveloped after a short gestation period, so they continue to develop in the marsupium, or pouch, for many more months. The purpose of the marsupium is to protect the joey until it has developed enough whereby it can look after itself.
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How many pouches does a kangaroo have?
A female kangaroo has just one pouch.
How many pouches does normal female kangaroo have?
A mother kangaroo has one pouch.
Which animal keeps its baby or young one in a pouch?
A Kangaroo.
What is a 3 letter word for animal pouch?
One possibility is the word sac.
What is a kangaroo rat myth?
One myth is that a kangaroo married a rat and had a child but it was so ugly that she threw it out to the streets of Mexico. Another myth is that the kangaroo rat lives in Australia and has a pouch.
What marsupial is able to produce two different kinds of milk one for its newborn and one for the joey still in the pouch?
Kangaroo
Which one of these is least like the other five kangaroo bobcat dog horse donkey human?
The kangaroo would be least like the others as it is the only one of this group of mammals which has a pouch. It is the only marsupial.
How long do baby kangaroos stay in their mother pouch?
No. Kangaroo joeys only live in the mother's pouch for up to eight months, and will continue to suckle from the mother for up to one year.
When the kangaroo leaves the pouch does it close up?
No, the pouch is not sealable. Female kangaroos also spend their lives in a state of almost constant pregnancy. They have the ability to suspend the development and birth of an embryo if there is already a joey in the pouch, or if food is scarce. the new joey is then born at a better time. Sometimes the mother kangaroo has two different aged joeys in the pouch simultaneously, and feeds them each a different type of milk according to each one's nutritional needs.
How do giant kangaroo rats take care of their young?
Baby joeys are born about 2cm long. They have to get to the mother's pouch, so the mother licks a path from the birth canal to the pouch. Once there, the young joey attaches to a nipple, which swells in its mouth, securing it in place while it continues its development in the mother's pouch. The joey spends about 6-8 months in the mother's pouch being nursed. In the initial stages, the joey stays attached to the teat until it is ready to begin being independent. A mother kangaroo is capable of having more than one joey of different ages in the pouch at the same time, feeding on different types of milk.
What type of animal is a kangaroo rabbit?
The kangaroo is a marsupial. A marsupial gives birth to tiny, undeveloped embryos, which then usually develop in the mother's pouch or, in the case of the few marsupials without a pouch, they develop while clinging to the mother's underside, secured by their attachment to the teat which has swollen in their mouth.
Why don't male kangaroos also have the pouch?
Only the female kangaroo has a pouch, and this is because the male takes no part at all in rearing the young joey. Only the female is able to provide the developing joey with he nutrition it needs to survive. The female is the one that produces the baby and that feeds it with milk in the pouch.
