A zoo official in southwestern Poland is celebrating the birth of a bear cuscus, saying it's the first time the rare marsupial mammal's been born in captivity.
Joanna Kij of the Wroclaw zoo said today that keepers noticed "movement and a little one" in the female marsupial's pouch in March. The baby bear cuscus mostly remains in the pouch but sometimes leaves to inspect the surroundings.
Kij said the female is taking very good care of her offspring and the family is being kept in a secluded place.
Bear cuscuses live on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and little is known about them, but their population is shrinking rapidly.
To preserve the species, 13 animals are held in four zoos around the world, but they have not reproduced there previously.
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