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This group of animals is warm-blooded. Their bodies are covered with hair or fur. They give birth to young ones that are carried in the pouch and produce milk. What are they called?

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Marsupials
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Ungulates
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Equines
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Chiropterans
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Solution

The correct option is A Marsupials
  • The term marsupium means a pouch. Marsupials give birth to a relatively undeveloped young, which often resides in the pouch with the mother for a cert.
  • Marsupials include kangaroos, wallabies, koala, possums, opossums, wombats, numbat etc. There are around 330 species of Marsupials distributed in three continents viz. Australia South America and North America.

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