Question

Kangaroos, koalas, and opossums are examples of what type of mammals?

Answer 1

marsupials

By giving birth to tiny embryos, marsupial mothers are at less risk. However, the tiny newborn marsupial may be less likely to survive than a newborn placental mammal. The marsupial embryo completes its growth and development outside the mothers body in a pouch. It gets milk by sucking on a nipple in the pouch. There are very few living species of marsupials. They include kangaroos, koalas, and opossums. You can see a baby koala peeking out of its mothers pouch in Figure below .