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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)

spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)

dunnart (Sminthopsis)

Eastern gray kangaroos

long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)

See the crawling movements of the fetal Australian tammar wallaby through ultrasound imaging, three days before their birth

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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

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Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus)

koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)

common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)

spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)

dunnart (Sminthopsis)

Eastern gray kangaroos

long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)

See the crawling movements of the fetal Australian tammar wallaby through ultrasound imaging, three days before their birth

Which mammals have the shortest and longest gestations

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