A rare baby wallaby has made its first appearance from its mother's pouch at Chester Zoo .
The joey is a pademelon from Indonesia and the first of its species to be born at the attraction, popular with North Wales families.
The dusky pademelon, also known as dusky wallabies, is listed as vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
However this little one, poking its head out of one-year-old mum Styx's pouch, seems to look relatively carefree, if a little bewildered by all the fuss.
Chester Zoo's Dave White said: "The joey here – the first to ever be born at the zoo - has just started to peek out from mum Styx's pouch. She's a first time mum and it's really lovely to see her hopping around with her new baby.
"An adult dusky pademelon's pouch has a powerful muscle to prevent the joey from falling out, but it won't be too long until it's ready to fully emerge and start hopping around on its own two feet. That's when we'll discover whether it's a boy or a girl and choose its name."
Like most marsupials the pademelon new born is about the size of a jellybean when it crawls up to the safety of the mother's pouch in search of the nourishing milk which will aid its growth.
Infants are born 30 days after mating, then continue to grow inside their mother's pouches until they fully emerge at around seven months.
Also known as dusky wallabies the pademelons are small marsupials which can be found hopping around the forests of New Guinea and nearby islands.
However experts from the IUCN says the species needs to be monitored closely in its natural habitat if it is to survive.
Tim Rowlands, the zoo's curator of mammals, claimed observations undertaken at the zoo could contribute to the animals long-term survival prospects.
He added: "We're working to better understand these fantastic animals. With all that we're learning as mum brings up her new joey, we're able to better document dusky pademelon behaviour. This could help help other conservation teams to ensure its long-term survival in the wild."