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Because many of Australia's marsupials, such as the koala, are cute and cuddly, as well as biologically different than North American marsupials, they attracted a lot of attention sincetheir discovery in the 1700s.

Because many of Australia's marsupials, such as the koala, are cute and cuddly, as well as biologically different from North American marsupials, they have attracted a lot of attention sincetheir discovery in the 1700s.