Marsupials are the only mammals that have a pouch on their body in which they carry their young. Most of these amazing animals live in Australia, where they have adapted to the harsh conditions of life in the outback. In What is a Marsupial children will learn astounding facts about marsupials, including:
•the important differences between marsupials and placentals
•how kangaroos, koalas, wombats, Tasmanian devils, opossums, and bilbies are related
•how marsupials reproduce and raise their young
•the ways in which they hunt and feed
•why some marsupials are in danger
- ISBN10 0865059551
- ISBN13 9780865059559
- Publish Date 31 October 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Crabtree Publishing Co,US
- Format Paperback
- Pages 32
- Language English