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Only the female kangaroo has a pouch, and this is because the male takes no part at all in rearing the young joey. Only the female is able to provide the developing joey with he nutrition it needs to survive. The female is the one that produces the baby and that feeds it with milk in the pouch.
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Are female kangaroos the only ones with a pouch?
Yes. female kangaroos and other marsupials are the only ones with a pouch. The exception to this was the now-extinct Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger): the male Thylacine had a pouch to protect his reproductive parts when he went running through the dense bushland.
Do male kangaroos have pouches?
No, only the female. The pouch is where the tiny young kangaroo crawls to develop further, attached to a teat. Only female kangaroos have pouches just as only female mammals have a uterus. The sole purpose of the pouch is to give the underdeveloped baby a safe place to grow and feed until it is old enough to live independently of its mother.
Do tree kangaroos have a pouch?
Yes, female Wallabies have a pouch called the marsupium, just like most Marsupials. (male Wallabies do not have a pouch.)
Is there more than the male seahorses that lay eggs?
Male seahorses dont lay eggs the female passes the fertilized eggs to a pouch in his abdomen where they hatch and he then gives"birth" to the babies.
What are male tree kangaroos called?
Unlike other kangaroos, the male tree kangaroo does not have any particular name. It is not referred to as a buck or boomer. It is just a male tree kangaroo.
Why does the male sea horse have babies?
The female sea horse deposites mature eggs in the male's pouch and the male incubates them, also protecting the young hatched fry in the pouch for a time. The most basic reason for why this is done is that this is the way these animals are.
Are Seahorses marsupials?
Seahorses are a type of fish, marsupials are a type of mammal, they are not the same and one can't pertain to each other's species. They have one thing in common, though, the pouch male seahorses carry in their abdomen are similar to the pouches marsupials such as kangaroos have, but in the case of marsupials, the pouch is carried by the females.
Do male kangaroos have nipples?
Of course they do! They are live born mammals!
Do fish have pouches?
The male sea horse has a small pouch near his tail. The female sea horse deposits her eggs, up to 200 at one time, in the male's pouch, which is then sealed with a sticky secretion. The male carries around the eggs with him for about 45 days. Also the Opossum shrimp
What role does the male sea horse play in developing young seahorses?
The male seahorse has a pouch in the front of its tummy into which the female lays her eggs. The male then broods the developing eggs until they hatch and are released from the pouch. See the link below
Are all kangaroos male?
No. Think about it ..........
Are red kangaroos only male?
no
