The kangaroo joey in this video is a natural at hopping, quickly jumping on his own seconds after leaving his mom's pouch Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Whenever this mama tree kangaroo grabs a bite of food for herself, her adorable baby is sure to peek out of her pouch.

This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A mother kangaroo and her joey hop across Main Street to graze on a scruff of grass growing near a gas pump.

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The young mum thought police were there to rescue the kangaroo. Picture: TikTok/sarahmoec The clip shows a kangaroo lying on the ground as a police officer approaches it with their gun in hand.