Baby Wallaby Goes Missing Overnight from Detroit Zoo: 'Very Shocking for All of Us'
On Friday, the Detroit Zoo was happy to share some adorable news with its followers on Facebook. “There’s a new bundle of joy at the Detroit Zoo!” the post began. “We’re so excited to share that 4-year-old red-necked…
On Friday, the Detroit Zoo was happy to share some adorable news with its followers on Facebook.
“There’s a new bundle of joy at the Detroit Zoo!” the post began. “We’re so excited to share that 4-year-old red-necked wallaby Sprocket has given birth to her first joey.
“The little one, estimated to be between 5 and 6 months old, is just starting to leave mom’s pouch for seconds at a time! Wallaby joeys can stay in their mothers’ pouches up to eight months after gestation.
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“The animal care team is happy to report the new joey is healthy and well cared for. In the coming weeks and months, they’ll be able to find out if this new addition is a boy or a girl. Any name suggestions?”
But before there was time to select a name, find out the gender or really do much of anything, the zoo posted a heartbreaking update: The baby had gone missing.