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Is a whale a marsupial

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Seals are placental mammals, as the young complete their development within the mother's uterus, attached to a placenta. They do not have a pouch like most marsupials, and they do not lay eggs like monotremes.

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Placental - all whale and all water mammals are placental.

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A marsupial is a mammal, but not all mammals are marsupials.

Blue whales are not marsupials, which are pouched mammals. They are placental mammals.

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No. There are no marine marsupials. Whales are placental mammals, not marsupials, which are pouched mammals.

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A platypus is a monotreme, that is, an egg-laying mammal.

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Deer are placental mammals.

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It is a placental mammal.

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Elephants are placental mammals.

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monotreme

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