Kangaroo joey reaches from pouch for dead mother
This is the harrowing moment a kangaroo joey desperately reached out from his pouch for his dead mum.
Heartbreaking footage shows the tiny animal outstretch his paw to feel his mother's touch, but it never comes.
It is believed the adult Kangaroo was hit by a car in central Victoria, Australia.Â
The dead roo and the joey, which was just a few days old, were discovered by Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network.
Harrowing footage shows the moment a kangaroo joey named Dawson (pictured after he was rescued) desperately reached out from his pouch for his dead mum
The dead roo and the joey, which was just a few days old, were discovered by Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network. Dawson is pictured left and right shortly after he was saved
When the rescuer found the lifeless adult, she noticed the joey stretching his tiny arm out of his pouch, as if he was waving for help.
The joey, named Dawson, initially thrived under the care of his foster mother, Â Christine Gilmore.
Christine said: 'Dawson was so small â€" he was the equivalent of a premature baby being born at 24 weeks, his eyes were still fused shut and he had no fur.'
The joey was provided with 24-hour care, but sadly died not long after he was discovered.Â
 The tiny joey is seen stretching his  arm out of his pouch, as if he was waving for help
The joey, who was named Dawson, initially thrived under the care of his foster mother
'Dawson was going well and had his bottle through the night but when we woke up in the morning he was gone,' Christine said.
'These things just make us want to keep doing what we do.'
Christine, can be caring for up to 30 kangaroos at any one time from her sanctuary, Coopers Animal Rescue in Dales Creek in Victoria.
Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network is a group of volunteer rescuers and wildlife who respond to wildlife emergencies across Victoria.Â
Christine said: 'Dawson was so small â€" he was the equivalent of a premature baby being born at 24 weeks, his eyes were still fused shut and he had no fur.' She is pictured with a different Joey, named Nelson
Dawson was provided with 24-hour care, but sadly died not long after he was discovered
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