they are a bit wobbly but other wise it is an structural adaption that they can walk
A possum is a marsupial, so the young joey is raised in the mother's pouch. Here it will stay for several months, attached permanently to a teat, until it is old enough to emerge from the pouch. It will spend several more months clinging to its mother's back, ravelling with her as she forages for food.
Most (not all) species of marsupials carry their young in a pouch. These animals include kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos, bandicoots, possums, Tasmanian devils, koalas, wombats, quolls, quokkas and many other species.
Possums give birth and then the baby’s will then go to the pouch of the mother and continue growing there
Possums are nocturnal, so they engage in a great deal of activity at night. This is when they feed, have territorial disputes, and mate.
There are no possums in the US. True possums are marsupials native to Australia (with some varieties found also in New Guinea and the Indonesian island of Sulawesi). Possums are quite different to American opossums. However, whether possums or opossums, the females of the species do have a pouch for raising their young.
9 months.
why does it spend so much time in its mother pouch
Young wombats leave the pouch nine to eleven months after birth.
Possums give birth and then the baby’s will then go to the pouch of the mother and continue growing there
No. Baby joeys that are still in the pouch feed on mothers' milk. Older joeys learn to graze with their mothers.
The simple answer is "no". Penguins are birds, not marsupials. They do not have pouches.
Baby joeys that are in their mother's pouch feed exclusively on mothers' milk. For many months, they stay attached to the teat, which is in the mother's pouch. They only eat solid food after they begin to venture out of their mother's pouch.