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North America’s Marsupial

Not known for its cuteness , the possum is the most familiar pouched mammal in North America .

Wonderful Wombat

wombat are badger - sized burrowers and the closest living relative to koala bear .

Bandicoot

This rodent - corresponding critter is a bandicoot , one of several minor pouched mammal aboriginal to Australia .

Cute Quoll

Joining the bandicoot in the ranks of oddly - named marsupial is the quoll . These cat - sized creatures prey on other small mammals , including rabbits and opossum .

Red-legged Pademelon

The smallest of the kangaroo - brush kangaroo mob are the paddymelon , distinct by their bantam size and nigh hairless fanny . They live in primarily coastal areas in Australia .

An opossum runs along a fence.

A wombat in grass.

A bandicoot roots in the forest.

A quoll in a zoo.

A red-legged pademelon is closely related to the kangaroo.

a kangaroo with a joey in her pouch

an echidna walking towards camera

A photograph of three baby western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises recently hatched at Philadelphia Zoo.

A close-up of a Plains vizcacha

a panda munching on bamboo

A male of the peacock spider species Maratus jactatus, lifts its leg as part of a mating dance.

A close-up of the head of a dromedary camel is shown at the Wroclaw Zoological Garden in Poland.

This still comes from a video of Julia with cubs belonging to her and her sister Jessica.

In this aerial photo from June 14, 2021, a herd of wild Asian elephants rests in Shijie Township of Yimen County, Yuxi City, southwest China�s Yunnan Province.

The pup still had its milk teeth, suggesting it was under 2 months old when it died.

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The reptile�s long tail is visible, but most of the crocodile�s body is hidden under the bulk of the elephant that crushed it to death.

An image comparing the relative sizes of our solar system�s known dwarf planets, including the newly discovered 2017 OF201

an illustration showing a large disk of material around a star

a person holds a GLP-1 injector

A man with light skin and dark hair and beard leans back in a wooden boat, rowing with oars into the sea

an MRI scan of a brain

A photograph of two of Colossal�s genetically engineered wolves as pups.

two ants on a branch lift part of a plant