The word marsupial is from the Latin word

• Pouch

• Soup

• Mars

A kangaroo is

• From Australia

• Has a pouch

• A marsupial

• All of the above

There are more marsupials than there are monotremes.

• True- there are more than 330 species of marsupials

• False

Like other mammals, marsupials are

• Warm blooded

• Fur-covered

• Both

Do marsupials have a short gestation time (the time the baby is growing inside the mother) or a long gestation time?

• Short

• Long

When a marsupial is born where does it go?

• In its mothers pouch.

• To the hospital

• To the park to play

When a marsupial is born, what does it eat?

• It drinks its mother’s milk

• It eats leaves

• Doughnuts

A kangaroos nickname is

• Joey

• Jacks and Jills

• Flyers

• Bucks and Does

• All of the above

Can you kick like a kangaroo? Show someone!

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A koala’s fur can

• Keep them warm

• Keep them cool

• Repel water

• All of the above