The female joey was born in September last year, but keepers have only just begun seeing her tiny head peeking out from her mother's pouch.
Mother Qwikila arrived from Belfast Zoo in January 2013 and her successful pairing with Taronga's resident male, Parum, is a triumph for the Zoo.
Native to Papua New Guinea, Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroos are classified as endangered, with numbers in the wild decreasing due to habitat loss and encroaching human activity.
How fantastic to be able to see this! Thanks for capturing and sharing -- it's wonderful too, the way you have it contrasting with the mostly white background.
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thank you so much - i was pleased with the contrast - bright light and the setting I happened to flick onto on camera - a real cutie
@gillg thanks Gill - i was pleased with it considering Mum didn't cooperate much hahaha @onewing it was a way down - apparently she has only just started showing her face - so not used to the big bad world hahaha
thank you so much - i was pleased with the contrast - bright light and the setting I happened to flick onto on camera - a real cutie
@onewing it was a way down - apparently she has only just started showing her face - so not used to the big bad world hahaha
so gorgeous - was really pleased to have captured her - went back a couple of times in the day and mum was more elusive