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Marsupials are ___1___ that have a pouch. A kangaroo has
a pouch between her hind legs. This is about as snug
and comfortable a home as a new-born
baby can have. It is fur-lined, keeps the baby ___2___,
protects it, enables
the baby to feed and ___3___ transportation for the
helpless infant. Nature provides kangaroos and other marsupials with
a pouch because their ___4___ are born very weak and
helpless. In fact, a `Joey' as a baby kangaroo
is called, is a tiny , thin mass at birth. It is not
much ___5___ than three millimeters and about as thick
as a lead pencil. The joey is not likely to survive
___6___ the warmth and protection of its mother's pouch.
The mother places the new-born baby in her pouch and
___7___ it
around for six months. In six months, the joey would
be as big as a puppy. However, life in the pouch is
simply too good to ___8___ up. So, very often the joey
rides around inside with its head sticking out, far
enough for it to pull off leaves
when its ___9___ stops to feed on tree branches.
In fact, long after it could walk and run, the joey
still lives in the pouch. In case of ___10___, the
mother hops over to it, picks it up in her mouth
without stopping and calmly drops it into her pouch. |
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Marsupials are animals that have a pouch. A kangaroo has
a pouch between her hind legs. This is about as snug
and comfortable a home as a new-born
baby can have. It is fur-lined, keeps the baby
warm,
protects it, enables
the baby to feed and
provides transportation for the
helpless infant. Nature provides kangaroos and other marsupials with
a pouch because their
young/babies are born very weak and
helpless. In fact, a 'Joey' as a baby kangaroo
is called, is a tiny , thin mass at birth. It is not
much longer than three millimeters and about as thick
as a lead pencil. The joey is not likely to survive
without the warmth and protection of its mother's pouch.
The mother places the new-born baby in her pouch and
carries it
around for six months. In six months, the joey would
be as big as a puppy. However, life in the pouch is
simply too good to give up. So, very often the joey
rides around inside with its head sticking out, far
enough for it to pull off leaves
when its mother stops to feed on tree branches.
In fact, long after it could walk and run, the joey
still lives in the pouch. In case of
danger, the
mother hops over to it, picks it up in her mouth
without stopping and calmly drops it into her pouch. |
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