Kangaroos (genus: Macropus) typically live in groups called “troops” throughout Eastern Australia. A unique feature of kangaroos, is that after giving birth to a baby kangaroo, called a “joey,” the mom keeps the baby safe in a pouch on her abdomen. This pouch is essentially a flap of skin that allows them to cradle the joey. The baby can stay in this pouch for hundreds of days after birth!

Art by @tsoooki

[Edited by Isabelle McDonald-Gilmartin]

Reference:

Dawson, Terence J. (1995). Kangaroos: Biology of the Largest Marsupials. Cornell University Press/Comstock Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8014-8262-5.