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Question
Why do we not find marsupials like kangaroo and wombat in other parts of the world?
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Solution
Marsupials like kangaroo and wombat are not found because the continent separated from the main landmass about 200 million years ago. As a result, its animal life evolved quite differently from that of the rest of the world.
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