section_path: Anatomy/Body temperature
section_name: Body temperature
paragraph_text: Body temperature
  
  Marsupials, along with monotremes (platypuses and echidnas), typically have lower body temperatures than similarly sized placentals (eutherians), with the averages being 35 °C (95 °F) for marsupials and 37 °C (99 °F) for placentals. Some species will bask to conserve energy