The platypus is a mosaic of reptilian, avian, and mammalian traits. Despite its collection of
peculiar features, this animal survives very well in the environment to which it has become adapted.There are three mammalian lineages:
The platypus is a mosaic of reptilian, avian, and mammalian traits. Despite its collection of
peculiar features, this animal survives very well in the environment to which it has become adapted.
Most of the 260 species of living
Marsupials are native to Australia and nearby
islands. Only the opossums are found in North America. The young are born in an undeveloped state
and complete development in a permanent pouch on the mother.
Pouched mammals, such as the opossum of North America, give birth to tiny, blind, hairless young that find their way to the mother's pouch where they are suckled and finish their development.
You can listen to a a Koala Bear at the San Diego Zoo. You do not need to read the page itself.
The Tasmanian Devil is not just a cartoon figure, it is a flesh eating marsupial. This critter is only found on the island of Tasmania which is off the coast of the Australian continent.