2006-07-12 02:49:00 · 8 answers · asked by ankit g 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
A marsupial is a mammal which has a pouch. Its baby is born at a very early stage of development, and makes its way straight away to the pouch, where its suckles. At first the baby has no powers of suction in its mouth, and so the mother’s teat squirts milk into the baby’s mouth at regular intervals. Marsupials are found mainly in the continent of Australasia, which includes not only Australia itself, but also New Zealand, Tasmania and a number of small islands, and also in parts of South America. The best known marsupials are the kangaroo and the koala, which, of course, are natives of Australia
2006-07-12 02:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by Pyara_sweet_abhi 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A marsupial is a type of animal(mammal) that has a pouch. When the babies are born they must make their way from the birth canal to the pouch where they continue to mature until they are ready to leave the pouch. Some examples are kangaroos, opossums, tasmanian devils.
2006-07-12 09:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by Gatorgal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You've got the answers already. The only native marsupial that lives outside of Australia is the North American oppossum.
2006-07-12 09:55:29 · answer #3 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is an opossum considered a marsupial ?
2013-12-31 22:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by Buster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=marsupial
2006-07-12 09:52:27 · answer #5 · answered by jacksophone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe it is a type of animal like classification such as a family or something and a Kangaroo is in this classification of marsupial.
2006-07-12 09:53:50 · answer #6 · answered by stevieg639 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mammal that carries its young in a pouch. Ex. Kangaroo, koala, ect.
2006-07-12 09:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by spacecowboytim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its an alien outhouse
2006-07-12 09:52:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋