Marsupial Mammals. Marsupials are the group of mammals commonly thought of as pouched mammals (like the wallaby and kangaroo at left). They give live birth, but they do not have long gestation times like placental mammals. read more
Marsupials animals like kangaroos , wallabies etc, contains a pouch or bag like structure with there frontal skin called as Marsupiaum. This bag covers the mammary gland. The babies belongs to marsupialia/ marsupia feeds with mother's breast milk, so they are considered as mammals. read more
The three living species of wombats are marsupial mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania. With a remaining population of only about 100 individuals, the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is considered to be critically endangered. read more
Like other mammals, the marsupials are covered with hair. Mothers nurse their young — a young kangaroo may nurse even when it has grown almost to the mother's size. The only naturally occurring marsupial in the United States is the opossum, Didelphis virginiana. In the past, however, marsupials were quite common. read more