Surrogate Moms Boost Rare Wallaby Births

Friday, September 25, 2009 - 09:56 in Health & Medicine

To help save South Australia's rare black-footed wallaby, researchers are taking joeys from the wild and placing them in surrogate pouches, encouraging wild moms to trigger "backup" pregnancies. Video.

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