Animals With Pouches
kangaroo: A pouch of a kangaroo is frequently cleaned by the mother by putting her head inside the pouch and also licking the excretion of Joey.
Wallaby: An adult female wallaby called ‘does’, ‘flyers’, or ‘jills’ bears a pouch for its underdeveloped baby.
Wombat: The newborn wombat called Joey is so tiny as it weighs only about 1 gram and is about 1 inch long.
Tree Kangaroo: The joey of a Tree-kangaroo is successfully survived when it is transferred to the pouch of female wallabies.
Wallaroos: Surprisingly, Male wallaroos develop faster than female wallaroos.
American Opossums: After the pouch life, the juveniles crawl on the back of the mother to learn survival skills.
Horned Marsupial Frog: This brood pouch releases the tiny froglets without involving them to undergo tadpole stage.