Because they aren't. They're born from the birth canal, down by the tail. But they're born real tiny. then they make their way into the pouch, latch onto a teat and finish their baby stage there.
The pouch is called a Marsupium.
The pouch is called a Marsupium.
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Yes. Young female kangaroos do have pouches. Males never develop a pouch.
They are called marsupials.
As a marsupial, kangaroos keep their young in a pouch.
All mother kangaroos carry their young joeys in a pouch.
No, the young are born, but then crawl into a pouch where they continue developing.
The pouch of a kangaroo is properly called a marsupium.
Among kangaroos, seahorses, and anteaters, only kangaroos have a pouch. Female kangaroos have a pouch where they carry and nurse their young after birth. Seahorses do not have pouches; instead, male seahorses carry fertilized eggs in a special brood pouch until they hatch. Anteaters also lack pouches, as they give birth to live young that cling to their mother's back.
Both kangaroos and koalas are marsupials. Therefore, while their young are still developing, they are kept in a marsupium, or pouch, on the mother's abdomen.
Young kangaroos stay safe in their mother's pouch for about 7 - 8 months.After that, although they are not permanent residents of the pouch, they may still scramble back in to safety until they are almost a year old.