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01st Feb 2019

Video captures baby kangaroo’s first time peeping out of his mother’s pouch

Melissa Carton

This is just too adorable!

A video filmed at the Healesville Sanctuary captured a baby joey peering out of his mother’s pouch for the very first time.

The baby kangaroo named Kofi is the first Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo to be born at the sanctuary.

The Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo is one of the rarest breeds of kangaroo and Kofi is a product of a lot of hard work by conservationists.

These tree kangaroos are close to becoming an endangered species due to the loss of their natural habitat and poaching.

This makes the arrival of baby Kofi extra special.

Some viewers were shocked at the footage and were quick to leave comments;

“I knew that kangaroos had pouches but for some reason I thought they were legit a flap of skin that went over their belly like a pants pocket?”

“Cartoons lied to me. They made me think the pouches were these cute little pockets. That’s not what this is at all.”

“I’ve legit never known there was such a thing as tree kangaroo. Those are adorable!”

The video of little Kofi has proved very popular and has had over 6.5 million views. Given that super cute face, it’s easy to see why.