Unusual Mammals

5. the process by which food is digested and used by cells of the body to release energy
10. Is grey with very small eyes
11. I their young are not fully developed at birth and must continue to develop in the safety and warmth of their mothers pouch
12. found in north america belong to an unusual class of pouched animals known as a marsupials
16. Is found only in North and South America. It is related to the anteaters and sloths that live in Central and South America

1. because they have such a large number of offspring. These shred are described as being very
2. only known mammals that have the ability to fly under their own power
3. nourishes the unborn offspring of placental mammals
4. female lacks a placenta to nourish her young they must obtain nourishment by nursing on the teats located in the mothers pouch
6. has a long nose and a strong muscular body with hand-like feet and claws for digging
7. mammals, mammals that nourish their unborn young in this manner are called
8. classed by scientists because they are animals that feed heavily on insects
9. Shrew, Is small gray-brown mammal with a pointed nose that is found in underground tunnels or hinting for food under the cover of vegetation
13. foot of a opossum
14. except for it’s belly it is covered by a or a bony armor
15. most mammalian females nourish their unborn babies through a