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(#16) Sugar Glider
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A male sugar glider rubs its bald spot - which is actually a scent gland - against other sugar gliders to mark its territory.
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(#9) Bandicoot
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The award for "Shortest Mammalian Pregnancy" goes to a marsupial called a bandicoot. A bandicoot is only pregnant for 12 days before the little baby bandicoot is born and starts hanging out in its mother's pouch.
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(#20) Monito del Monte
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Scientists call the adorable South American marsupial monito del monte ("Monkey of the Mountains") a "living fossil" because it is the only living member of the Microbiotheria order, an otherwise extinct species.
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(#11) Bilby
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Long-eared nocturnal bilbies are pretty low-maintenance in the food and drink department: they never have to drink water because they get all they need from their food!
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(#12) Quoll
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Quolls are fairly solitary creatures... except when it comes to potty time. The spotted marsupials agree on a communal area that is dedicated for peeing and pooping.
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(#25) Tasmanian Pademelon
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Male pademelons that want to get the attention of a prospective mate will cluck softly at her using a sound that is remarkably similar to the sound the females use when calling to their young.
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Marsupials are mammals and include two basic categories: American marsupials and Australian marsupials. Well-known marsupials include kangaroos, koalas, and wombats. There are about 99 species of marsupials in the United States, and marsupials occupy a dominant position in Australia's animal kingdom. The red kangaroo is the largest typical marsupial animal today. It has become one of Australia's symbols and even appeared on the country's national emblem.
Marsupials are distributed in natural areas of Australia, from tropical forests to deserts, including carnivores, insectivores, and even herbivorous animals. The random tool introduced 25 fascinating facts about marsupials that most people may never know.
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