Taronga Zoo welcomes two endangered wallaby joeys

There's hope for an endangered species with the birth of two wallaby joeys at Taronga Zoo.

The pair of baby Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies, who emerged from the pouches of their mothers last week, are part of a successful breeding program.

Mica's joey is about five months old and will likely remain in her mother's pouch for another month.

"She's still quite shy, but we're starting to see her little face more and more," says keeper Tony Britt-Lewis.

"Mica likes to find a nice spot to rest in the sun and the joey will often pop its head out to look around."

Keepers are yet to determine the sex of the second joey, who belongs to Ruby.

Brush-tailed rock-wallabies are listed as an endangered species in NSW after being hunted for their meat and fur in the early 1900s.

The joeys join the zoo family just months after the arrival of a newborn male gorilla.