. A textbook in general zoology. Zoology. MAMMALS fold, or pouch of skin, the inarsupiuin, on the ventral side of the abdomen. The young are born very immature, and are immediately placed by the mother in this bag, and are there carried for several months. Opossum. —As with the kangaroos, there are several species of opossums; but the Virginia opossum, found from New York to Texas and south is the best known. The female has a pouch in which the young are carried for some months. They are only about one half inch long when born, and are immediately put in the pouch by the mother. This opossum i
. A textbook in general zoology. Zoology. MAMMALS fold, or pouch of skin, the inarsupiuin, on the ventral side of the abdomen. The young are born very immature, and are immediately placed by the mother in this bag, and are there carried for several months. Opossum. —As with the kangaroos, there are several species of opossums; but the Virginia opossum, found from New York to Texas and south is the best known. The female has a pouch in which the young are carried for some months. They are only about one half inch long when born, and are immediately put in the pouch by the mother. This opossum is about the size of a cat and is dirty white in color. It has a long, naked tail, like a rat's tail, and lives largely in trees (Fig. 206). The marsupials are closely related to the egg-laying mammals, for, although they do not actually lay eggs, they come near doing so, as shown by the ver_y immature Fig. - Young opossum, ratlike tail. Note its The Toothless M.\mmals {Edentata) The edentates are mammals in wliich the teeth are absent or imperfecdy developed in the adult. Sometimes molars and premolars are pn'e-'^ent, tnd tJietj never for)u roots and do. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Herrick, Glenn W. (Glenn Washington), 1870-1965. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Company
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