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What is a marsupial?
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Quick Answer
A marsupial is a mammal that gives birth to tiny, underdeveloped young, which usually continue growing inside their mother's pouch.
The Full Story
Marsupials include kangaroos, koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devils and opossums. Their pregnancies are short, and newborns are tiny: a newborn red kangaroo is about the size of a jellybean. The baby crawls to a teat, usually inside a pouch, where it attaches and develops for months. Most of the more than 300 marsupial species live in Australia and New Guinea, with more than 100 species in the Americas. The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial native to the United States and Canada.
Key Facts
1.There are more than 300 species of marsupial.
2.A newborn red kangaroo weighs less than 1 gram.
3.The Virginia opossum is the only marsupial native to the US and Canada.
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