Marsupials are fascinating creatures with their own built-in pouches. These are animals like kangaroos, possums, and koalas.

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The Virginia opossum is North America’s only marsupial (a mammal that carries its young in a pouch) and is native to the southern U.S. However, it’s been staging an invasion into Canada ...

Unlike some other frog species, the horned marsupial frog reproduces by direct development. The female frog releases eggs from her body for the male to fertilize and return to a pouch on her back ...

referring to mammals that carry their young in pouches and are an iconic feature of Australia’s unusual fauna. “Access to marsupial tissues is challenging as they are less studied than ...