Young marsupials develop mainly in the pouch.
There are some species, such as the numbat, which do not develop in a pouch because the female has no pouch. In the case of the numbat, the young cling to the mother's underside, still firmly attached to the teat by their mouth, as the teat swells up in the embryo's mouth.
No. Rhinos are placental mammals meaning they give birth to relatively well developed young. Marsupials give birth to underdeveloped young that are nourished and develop in a pouch.
This is the class known as marsupials (e.g., kangaroo).
marsupials.
The pouch, or marsupium, is the sac where the young joeys of most marsupials continue to grow and develop.
No, opossums are marsupials. The young develop in the mother's pouch.
These are marsupials, most of which then carry their young in a pouch while the joeys continue to develop.
Yes, this is what defines a marsupial, even more so than the fact that almost all marsupials have a pouch.
Yes. Koalas are marsupials, and all marsupials give birth to live young.
No, giant pandas are not marsupials. Marsupials are mammals with pouches to carry their young in, and pandas do not have a pouch where the babies live for the first part of their lives. Giant Pandas are related to bears; Red Pandas to raccoons. Not all marsupials have pouches.
Most mammals give birth to live young, but not all do. A few Australian marsupials, such as the duck-billed platypus and echidna, lay eggs.
Yes. Marsupials are mammals, and the defining characteristic of mammals is that they feed their young on mothers' milk.
Sugar gliders are marsupials; therefore, like all marsupials, the correct name for their young are joeys.