New Baby at Zoo

**MSFixR** · 12-19-2006, 03:53 PM

A baby Matschie's tree kangaroo has started to peek out of its mom's pouch in its habitat at the Emerson Children's Zoo. This is the first-ever birth of a tree kangaroo at the Saint Louis Zoo.

The joey, named Little LaRoo, was born six months ago about the size of a lima bean and quickly moved into its mother's pouch. First-time mother Kasbeth has nurtured the baby, which has grown to the size of a small cat. It will not be known if the baby is a male or female until it fully emerges from the pouch in January. The joey will continue to nurse from the pouch until it is about one year old.

It is not as cute as the cheetah cubs

or the baby elephant

IMHO.

**eliza'snumber1fan** · 12-19-2006, 04:01 PM

arhhhh.... those cheetah cubs are so cute, i want one

a baby elephant pic are always cute.

thanks fixr

**open32** · 12-21-2006, 04:37 AM

We should add the Komodo Dragon to this post named Flora. It gave birth in Chester Zoo in England. Its the first ever Komodo Dragon known to have fertilize its one eggs. Its in a cage in the zoo and never seen a male. There are only 700 females left in the world, they think it becoming asexual is an adaptation of self preservation. They say its a king in the animal world, next to lions and sharks, has no predators and is very adaptive.

12-19-2006, 03:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
MSFixR Science Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4 Posts: 9,079 My Profile	New Baby at Zoo A baby Matschie's tree kangaroo has started to peek out of its mom's pouch in its habitat at the Emerson Children's Zoo. This is the first-ever birth of a tree kangaroo at the Saint Louis Zoo. The joey, named Little LaRoo, was born six months ago about the size of a lima bean and quickly moved into its mother's pouch. First-time mother Kasbeth has nurtured the baby, which has grown to the size of a small cat. It will not be known if the baby is a male or female until it fully emerges from the pouch in January. The joey will continue to nurse from the pouch until it is about one year old. It is not as cute as the cheetah cubs or the baby elephant IMHO.

12-21-2006, 04:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 7,646 My Profile	We should add the Komodo Dragon to this post named Flora. It gave birth in Chester Zoo in England. Its the first ever Komodo Dragon known to have fertilize its one eggs. Its in a cage in the zoo and never seen a male. There are only 700 females left in the world, they think it becoming asexual is an adaptation of self preservation. They say its a king in the animal world, next to lions and sharks, has no predators and is very adaptive. Last edited by open32 : 12-21-2006 at 04:44 AM.

12-19-2006, 04:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
eliza'snumber1fan moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Countdown to new york starts now!! Posts: 5,085 My Profile	arhhhh.... those cheetah cubs are so cute, i want one a baby elephant pic are always cute. thanks fixr

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