{"id":397648,"date":"2026-01-09T05:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397648\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T05:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T05:07:08","slug":"woman-in-awe-of-hopping-wallaby-suddenly-sees-a-baby-fall-out-of-her-pouch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397648\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman In Awe Of Hopping Wallaby Suddenly Sees A Baby Fall Out Of Her Pouch"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Tracey Mckendry saw a wallaby bounding towards her, she was in awe. It was such a cool moment to witness \u2026 until something fell out of the marsupial’s pouch. The mama kept going, not realizing she was leaving her baby behind.<\/p>\n

With her mom already far off in the distance, the first thing the little joey did was hop over to Mckendry. Soon, though, driven by fear, she hopped away to hide.<\/p>\n

Mckendry immediately started searching for the baby wallaby, hoping she could help. When she was unable to locate her, she called Mosswood Wildlife<\/a>. Their rescue team rushed over and, after an hour of searching, was able to find and safely secure the scared joey.<\/p>\n

The rescue team had volunteers monitor the area for the next 48 hours in case the mama wallaby came back, but she was never spotted. Instead, the baby was officially admitted into their care.<\/p>\n

\u201c[She was in] surprisingly good condition, no obvious abrasions or marks,\u201d Mosswood Wildlife told The Dodo. \u201cJust very scared. She is much more relaxed now and buddied up with a similar-sized wallaby joey, so she has immediate companionship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"babyMosswood Wildlife<\/p>\n

Sadly, this type of occurrence is not uncommon, but it\u2019s not because wallabies are bad moms. It\u2019s just an unfortunate accident.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen scared or threatened, they go into flight mode, and the pouch muscles will involuntarily contract, which can result in their joey falling out of the pouch when they are bounding away at speed, fleeing,\u201d Mosswood Wildlife said. \u201cThis very sad involuntary action is what left the pair separated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luckily, everyone cared enough to make sure the joey made it to safety, and now she\u2019s thriving at Mosswood Wildlife. She and her new friend will be released back into the wild together once they\u2019re old enough.<\/p>\n

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