Kangaroo, koala, wombat, wallaroo, and opossum {marsupial}| (Marsupia) {pouched mammal} have embryos that develop inside body and bear live young, at fetal stage, that crawl to pouch on abdomen outside, to drink milk from mammary glands and develop. Marsupials care for young. Theria developed from monotremes. Marsupials came from early Theria.
small, Australia, long snout, claws, termite eater {banded anteater}.
plant eater, Australia and New Guinea, large hind legs, long thick tail {kangaroo}.
Australia, arboreal, gray, furry ears, no tail {koala}.
nocturnal, arboreal, long tail {opossum} (Didelphis) (Didelphidae).
small, fur, Australia, arboreal, long prehensile tail {phalanger}.
Australia, aquatic, egg-laying, duck-like flexible bill, web feet, gray fur {platypus} (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
small, carnivorous, black, long tail {Tasmanian devil}.
kangaroo-like but smaller {wallaby} (Macropodidae).
burrowing, plant eater, Australia, medium size, dense hair, short tail, flat snout {wombat}.
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