Old kangaroo mom busy raising joey in Japan zoo

Old kangaroo mom busy raising joey in Japan zoo

MATSUYAMA, Japan - This photo shows the 12-year-old red kangaroo Butii, over 100 years old in the human equivalent, taking care of her baby at Tobe Zoological Park in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on July 6, 2010. The mother kangaroo, almost blind from cataracts, has been successfully raising the joey, said to be 6 months old, with close monitoring by zoo keepers.

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