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'''Marsupial'''

A '''Marsupial''' is a type of [[mammal]] characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young. They are part of the [[Infraclass]] Marsupialia, which is further divided into seven [[Order (biology)|orders]].

==Characteristics==

Marsupials have a unique reproductive system in which the female has two [[uterus]]es, unlike placental mammals which have one. The young, often called a [[joey]], is born at a very early stage of development and crawls out of the uterus and into the mother's pouch. There, it latches onto a [[nipple]] and continues to develop.

==Distribution and Diversity==

Marsupials are found primarily in [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]], but also in [[Americas|America]], particularly [[South America]]. They range in size from tiny [[shrew]]-like species to the large [[kangaroo]]s and [[wallabies]]. The most well-known marsupials include the [[koala]], [[wombat]], and [[Tasmanian devil]].

==Evolution==

The exact evolutionary history of marsupials is still a subject of debate among scientists. However, it is generally agreed that marsupials originated in South America and then spread to other parts of the world.

==See also==
* [[Monotreme]]
* [[Placental mammal]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.britannica.com/animal/marsupial Marsupial] at [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]

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			File:SugarGlider_CincinnatiZoo.jpg\|Sugar Glider Cincinnati Zoo
			File:Kangaroo_and_joey03.jpg\|Kangaroo and joey
			File:The_cyclopædia_of_anatomy_and_physiology_(1847)_(20821803985).jpg\|The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology (1847)
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			File:A_hand-book_to_the_marsupialia_and_monotremata_(Plate_XXXII)_(white_background).jpg\|A hand-book to the marsupialia and monotremata (Plate XXXII)
			File:Phylogenetic_tree_of_marsupials_derived_from_retroposon_data_(Paucituberculata).png\|Phylogenetic tree of marsupials derived from retroposon data (Paucituberculata)
			File:Phylogenetic_tree_of_marsupials_derived_from_retroposon_data_(Microbiotheria).png\|Phylogenetic tree of marsupials derived from retroposon data (Microbiotheria)
			File:A_monograph_of_the_Macropodidæ,_or_family_of_kangaroos_(9398404841)_white_background.jpg\|A monograph of the Macropodidæ, or family of kangaroos
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