| − | The pouch of the Koala, unlike those of [[kangaroo]]s and [[possum]]s, but like those of [[wombat]]s and the extinct [[Tasmanian tiger]], faces to the rear. And as the mother is unable to lick the pouch clean in readiness for a new fetus, like the kangaroo does, it has a remarkable self-cleaning mechanism.<ref>Catchpoole, David, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4892/ Practical Pouches] 13th March, 2007 (Creation Ministries International).</ref> | + | The pouch of the Koala, unlike those of [[kangaroo]]s and [[possum]]s, but like those of [[wombat]]s and the extinct [[Tasmanian tiger]], faces to the rear, i.e. downward. And as the mother is unable to lick the pouch clean in readiness for a new fetus, like the kangaroo does, it has a remarkable self-cleaning mechanism.<ref>Catchpoole, David, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4892/ Practical Pouches] 13th March, 2007 (Creation Ministries International).</ref> |