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Friday, January 7, 2011

Question 988: Daddy Day Care

Which distinct feature, not seen in other marsupials, can be seen in the following marsupials?

1) earlier native to the Australian continent(now extinct):
2) found in Central & South America

Answer: The Tasmanian Tiger/Thylacine(1)and Water Opussum(2)are the only 2 marsupials in which both males and females have pouches.
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6 comments:

  1. ice,water,vapourJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    a prehensile tail

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  2. indianJanuary 7, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    thylacine -- tasmanian tiger.
    Chironectes minimus -- water opossum.

    both marsupials show the pouch.

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  3. UnknownJanuary 8, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Both the sexes have pouches.
    Thylacine and Water Opposum i think.

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  4. MatthewJanuary 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    1.its tasmanian tiger.....only carnivorous marsupial to have pouches in both male and female
    2.no idea

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  5. ArchimondeJanuary 10, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    The extinct animal is the Tasmanian Devil. The 2nd animal i dont know. Is it a gloucodon??

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  6. UnknownJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Thylacine and Water Opossumw, the only two marsupials to have a pouch in both sexes.

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