Most marsupials can swim if they have to - even the awkwardly-shaped wombat. Grey Kangaroos have frequently been observed swimming to outlying islands off the southern Australian coast. Possums, Tasmanain devils, koalas, etc can all swim.
The Tasmanian tiger, which was a marsupial and not a tiger, was believed to be able to swim.
A mammal which is not a marsupial or a monotreme is called a placental mammal. There is no opposite to a marsupial. An animal is either a marsupial or it is not. Marsupial is the term given to any mammal of the order Marsupialia whose young are born in an immature state and continue development in the "marsupium" (or pouch).
A joey is any baby marsupial, whether it be a kangaroo, wallaby, koala, wombat, Tasmanian devil or any of the numerous other marsupial species. All marsupial joeys, when first born, are pink and hairless, and about the size of a bean.
Joeys - the young of any marsupial - do not attack.
The marsupial lion cannot be found anywhere any longer. It became extinct many thousands of years ago,but it used to be found in Australia. For more information about the marsupial lion, see the related links.
Marsupial is the term given to any mammal of the order Marsupialia whose young are born in an immature state and continue development in the "marsupium" (or pouch). Marsupial is derived from the Latin "Marsupium" for purse, which comes from the Greek Marsupion.
No, an alpaca is not a marsupial.
No. The star-nosed marsupial is not a marsupial, but a placental mammal. The only marsupial moles are found in northern Australia.
Well, not swim but a snake that can sort of swim is the water snake.
There is no such animal as the "southern marsupial". However, if there was such an animal, it would mist likely be a marsupial. The vast majority of marsupial species are nocturnal.
A joey, which is the young of any marsupial, is no longer a joey when it leaves its mother. This generally occurs between seven and twelve months, depending on the species of marsupial.
They can swim in any direction.