'Surprise' joey shocks Taronga Zoo staff after wallaby secretly impregnates herself

By Georgina Mitchell
Updated May 21 2016 - 10:13am, first published April 15 2016 - 5:59pm
Mica, who is almost 6, became pregnant through a process known as embryonic diapause. Photo: Paul Fahy
Mica, who is almost 6, became pregnant through a process known as embryonic diapause. Photo: Paul Fahy
A 6-month-old wallaby appears to smile as it peeks out of mother Mica's pouch. Photo: Paul Fahy
A 6-month-old wallaby appears to smile as it peeks out of mother Mica's pouch. Photo: Paul Fahy
The youngster is the sixth brush-tailed Rock wallaby for Taronga Zoo. Photo: Paul Fahy
The youngster is the sixth brush-tailed Rock wallaby for Taronga Zoo. Photo: Paul Fahy

Taronga Zoo has welcomed a surprise new wallaby more than a year after the only male of the species was moved away.

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