Tuesday, February 15, 2011

How do Tree Kangaroo breeds???



Tree kangaroos have no defined mating season, although mating does drop off from October to March in captivity. Females go into heat every 51-79 days. They have a gestation period of 39-45 days, the longest of any known marsupial. 1-2 days before birth, the females isolates herself. She then takes up the birthing position: sitting on the base of her tail with the tail between her legs. The joey is born less than 1 in (2.5 cm) in length. It takes 2 min for it to crawl into the mother's pouch, which she cleans right before birth, and then grab hold of a teat. It remains this way for 100 days. After 250 days it looks out of the pouch; after 300 days it ventures out after 350 days it is independent of the pouch.

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