Unusual Mammals

5. Tailed Shrew, Is gray with very small eyes a pointed nose and short tail
6. found in north america belong to an unusual class of pouched animals known as a marsupials
7. Brown Bat, large in size with pale to dark brown color and black membranes
8. because they have such a large number of offspring. These shred are described as being very
10. I their young are not fully developed at birth and must continue to develop in the safety and warmth of their mothers pouch
12. This mammal has a horizontal pouch
13. classed by scientists because they are animals that feed heavily on insects
15. nourishes the unborn offspring of placental mammals
16. the process by which food is digested and used by cells of the body to release energy
20. Is found only in North and South America. It is related to the anteaters and sloths that live in Central and South America
21. has a long nose and a strong muscular body with hand-like feet and claws for digging

1. female lacks a placenta to nourish her young they must obtain nourishment by nursing on the teats located in the mothers pouch
2. only known mammals that have the ability to fly under their own power
3. If the ___ drops below freezing hibernating bats must find a warmer area or die
4. foot of a opossum
8. most mammalian females nourish their unborn babies through a
9. mammals, mammals that nourish their unborn young in this manner are called
11. Is grey with very small eyes
14. 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
17. Shell, The nine-banded armadillo is protected by
18. except for it’s belly it is covered by a or a bony armor
19. , Shrews are not as well equipped for