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Yes, opossums generally have more babies than other marsupials. A single opossum can give birth to litters of up to 20 or more young, although typically only a fraction survive to maturity due to various factors like competition and environmental challenges. This high reproductive rate helps ensure the continuation of their population despite high mortality rates.
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Are opossums marsupials?
Marsupials are pouched mammals. Opossums are marsupials, therefore they are also mammals.
Is the sabor tooth in any relations to a tiger?
The ancestor of the saber tooth was a marsupial, making it more closely related to kangaroos and opossums than to tigers.
How many babies does a mouse opossum have?
it could be more be 20 opossums, but only some of them survive.
Inherited traits on opossum?
Opossums inherit traits such as their unique prehensile tails, opposable thumbs on their hind feet, and their ability to play dead as a defense mechanism. These inherited traits help opossums adapt to their environment and survive in the wild.
Which is the only marsupial native to the US?
Only a number of opossums live in the Americas, most in South America. Click on this link for a complete list.
Does South America has the largest number and variety of Marsupial mammals?
No. Australia and nearby islands have more marsupials than South America. Also, Australian marsupials are more varied; almost all South American marsupials are opossums.
Other than Australia and environs where is the only place where you would find wild marsupials?
About 98% of marsupials are found in Australia. The remainder of marsupial species are found in New Guinea, some islands of Indonesia, and many more are found in Central and South America. There is also one species of marsupial, the Opossum, in North America. Brushtail Possums and wallabies have also been introduced to New Zealand, but they are not native to the islands.
What are all the animals with pouches?
Animals that have pouches belong to the class of mammals called Marsupials. Marsupials include kangaroos, bandicoots, wombats, banded anteaters, koalas, opossums, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, and many other species that I cannot name.
Are raccoons more dangerous than opossums?
No, opossums are less dangerous than raccoons. It is thought that opossums are incapable of contracting and transmitting rabies.
How do mammals give babies?
Monotremes lay eggs, from which the baby emerges. Marsupial babies develop in a primitive placenta in the uterus, and are delivered very prematurely. The baby/babies must crawl up to the nipple and attach to it until they have developed further. Placental mammals have a more advanced placenta in the uterus, and the babies are kept in it until they are much more fully developed than in marsupials. They are then delivered.
Is the marsupial lion real?
The marsupial lion was real. It became extinct many thousands of years ago.For more information about the marsupial lion, see the related links.
Why does your dog need to get spayed?
Because if your dog doesn't get spayed he or she will make babies and what if the babies when they are grown up have other babies? And more babies so its really that good to make your dog spayed or they might have MORE babies
