World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids--1/21--marsupials

Kangaroos usually rest in the shade during the day. At night, they feed on grass and small plants. They usually spend their time in small groups. Kangaroos are herbivores.

There are three kinds of wombats. They are the common wombat, the southern hairy-nosed wombat, and the northern hairy-nosed wombat. The common wombat lives in forests and feeds on grass, small bushes, and roots. It has thick brown fur. Hairy-nosed wombats live on the plains and eat mainly grass.

Female kangaroos give birth to one very tiny baby at a time. The baby is called a joey. A newborn joey is only about 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) long.

Marsupials are animals that give birth to tiny babies. As soon as they are born, the babies crawl into a pouch on the mother's belly. There, they drink the mother's milk until they are bigger and stronger.

A koala is a small animal found in Australia. It is sometimes called a bear, but it is not really a bear. Koalas are marsupial mammals. The young koala, called a joey, is carried in a pouch on its mother's belly, and it drinks its mother's milk.

The giant wombat was a prehistoric animal of Australia. It was the largest marsupial that ever lived. A marsupial is a mammal that gives birth to tiny, undeveloped young. After birth, the young make their way to the mother’s pouch. There, they feed on her milk.

European settlers hunted Tasmanian tigers because they thought it preyed on sheep and poultry. The last known Tasmanian tiger died in captivity in 1936. Australians often call Tasmanian tigers thylacines.

Possums are different from opossums. Opossums live in North and South America. Possums live in Australia and nearby islands. But both possums and opossums are marsupials.

The young koala, called a joey, is carried in a pouch on its mother's belly, and it drinks its mother's milk.

The marsupial lion is an extinct mammal of Australia. It first appeared about 1 million to 2 million years ago. It became extinct within the last 100,000 years.