Watch: Baby Kangaroo Rescued From Dead Mother's Pouch
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Near Brisbane, Australia
A couple saw a mother kangaroo lying dead on the side of the road.
They pulled a tiny joey from her pouch and brought it to a vet.
Baby marsupials can survive in their mom's pouch for several days after she’s been killed.
Without mom, this hairless joey will need 24-hour care to survive.
That includes a makeshift pouch and special formula.
An estimated 20,000 kangaroos in Australia are hit by vehicles every year.