Marsupials are mammals living mainly in Australia. The babies of marsupials are born small and undeveloped and they often live in the mother's pouch for a long while after birth to protect them from the outside world. All baby marsupials are called joeys.
Well-known marsupials include Blinky Biil, Koala Lou, Wombat Divine and The Two-Hearted Numbat...
Well-known marsupials include Blinky Biil, Koala Lou, Wombat Divine and The Two-Hearted Numbat...
Seriously, in the non picture book world, marsupials are kangaroos, wallabies, the koala, possums, opossums, wombats, Tasmanian devil, numbat, bandicoots, bettongs, the bilby, quolls, and the quokka.
"The blind, furless, miniature newborn, the size of a jelly bean, crawls across its mother's fur to make its way into the pouch, where it latches onto a teat for food. It will not re-emerge for several months, during which time it develops fully. After this period, the joey begins to spend increasing lengths of time out of the pouch, feeding and learning survival skills. However, it returns to the pouch to sleep, and if danger threatens, it will seek refuge in its mother's pouch for safety.
"The blind, furless, miniature newborn, the size of a jelly bean, crawls across its mother's fur to make its way into the pouch, where it latches onto a teat for food. It will not re-emerge for several months, during which time it develops fully. After this period, the joey begins to spend increasing lengths of time out of the pouch, feeding and learning survival skills. However, it returns to the pouch to sleep, and if danger threatens, it will seek refuge in its mother's pouch for safety.
Joeys stay in the pouch for up to a year in some species, or until the next joey is born. A marsupial joey is unable to regulate its own body temperature and relies upon an external heat source. Until the joey is well-furred and old enough to leave the pouch, a pouch temperature of 30–32 °C (86–90 °F) must be constantly maintained." WIKIPEDIA
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