22-Oct-2020 Theme: 'Pouches'

(1) What prevents wombats’ pouches from filling up with dirt while they are burrowing?

Answer: The pouch opens backwards.

(2) Does a kangaroo joey leave the pouch to urinate and defecate?

Answer: No.

(3) What vertebrate uses a large pouch to catch its prey?

Answer: Pelican.

(4) True or false?: Female echidnas have pouches.

Answer: True.

(5) What male vertebrate has a pouch for carrying and hatching eggs?

Answer: Seahorse (also pipefish).

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