It's a pocket of skin that acts like a second womb, giving the joey a safe, cozy environment to grow. And, like a pregnant belly, the pouch can stretch to fit the baby as it gets bigger.

Jones did not immediately respond Saturday to The Associated Press’s questions, including where and when the baby wombat was ...

So we don’t know if mom and baby actually found each other again,” Vermaak said. Vermaak also called on Jones to say where the wombat was after the video showed the joey had a skin disease.