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present at this period. The young of the great Kangaroo 
(Macropus major), which Professor Owen examined twelve 
hours after birth, u resembled an earth-worm in the colour 
and semi-transparency of its integument, adhered firmly to 
the points of the nipple, breathed strongly but slowly, and 
moved its fore legs when disturbed. The body was bent 
upon the abdomen, its short tail tucked in between the hind 
legs, which were one-third shorter than the fore legs; but 
with the three divisions of the toes more distinct The 
whole length, from the nose to the end of the tail, did not 
exceed one inch and two lines 1 *" The young of a species 
of Kangaroo (probably the Ila /mat tints Der bianus), de¬ 
scribed by Mr. Collie 2 , that gentleman states was also per¬ 
fectly naked ; its size was nearly equal to that of the last and 
half of die middle joint of one’s little finger. 
Four days after the birth of the young Kangaroo, Professor 
Owen, being anxious to decide the nature of the connection 
between it and the nipple of die parent, and to ascertain 
whedier so small a foetus would manifest die powers of a 
voluntary agent in regaining the nipples, detached it, und, 
after two days, upon again examining the pouch, he found 
it empty; every portion of die litter was carefully examined, 
in hopes of finding die foetus, but widiout success, and it is 
supposed that, owing to die young being disturbed, dio 
mother had destroyed it. A similar experiment was tried by 
Mr. Morgan 3 , on a foetus about the size of a Norway rut, 
and which, after two hours’ separation from the nipple, re¬ 
gained its hold, and sustained no injury from the iuterruption 
of the supply of nourishment. A young Kangaroo, horn in 
the managerio of Sir Robert Heron, and which is described 
as being perfectly naked, having accidentally got out of die 
1 Philosophical Transactions, Part 2 for 1834. 
• Zoological Journal, vol. v. p. 239. 
2 See Transactions of the Linnean Society, Part 2, for 1834. 
