Dudley Zoo shows off baby wallaby Rupert
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Baby wallaby Rupert poses with mum Betty
A zoo has been showing off the latest addition to its family of wallabies.
Dudley Zoo posted an image of seven-month-old Rupert, a Bennett's wallaby, that has only just emerged from mum Betty's pouch.
Females give birth after a 30-day gestation period to babies that are not fully formed but crawl into the mother's pouch where they continue to develop, the zoo says.
Rupert is still hopping in for a snuggle every now and again, it adds.
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