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Yes. Marsupials are mammals, and the defining characteristic of mammals is that they feed their young on mothers' milk.
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How marsupials differ from all other mammals?
Marsupials give birth to very tiny young and nourish them in the pouch until they can survive on their own.
Do mother whales nourish their young with milk?
Whales feed their young by breast feeding.
Do egg-laying mammals nourish their young with milk?
Yes. Both platypuses and echidnas, which are the only egg-laying mammals (monotremes) nourish their young with mothers' milk. This is the defining characteristic of a mammal.
Which part produces the milk in female mammals to nourish young?
mammary gland
What is the name of sea creature with a pouch?
Mammals which have a pouch feature where they carry and nourish their young are known as marsupials.
Groundhogs belong to this large group of animals that nourish their young with milk?
Their called mammals.
What do females have that secretes milk enabling them to nourish their young until the young are mature enough to find food?
Mammary glands .
What type of glands are mammals named after?
The mammary glands, which produce the milk, with which mammals nourish their young.
Name two distinguishing features of all mammales?
All mammals have hair and nourish their young with milk.
What is special about the way mammals feed their young?
Mammals are the only animals that nourish their young with milk, a substance containing proteins, calcium, fat, and Vitamin C.
Are koala bears mammals?
They are mammals, but they are not bears.Koalas are marsupials, and not even remotely related to bears. Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, and like all mammals, they feed their young on mothers' milk.
How are maraupials the same from other mammals?
Marsupials give birth much earlier and care for the young in a pouch with nipples for milk.
