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15-20” long with tail 9-13” Weighs up to 4-12 lbs Short, light under fur, longer darker guard hairs http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mamm als/opossum
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Born blind, deaf, and hairless Litter size is 1-15 young (25 can be born at a time) Often dies in mother pouch
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In the wild they usually live for 2 years Usually they are killed In captivity they live for 5-6 years
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The opossum lives in Eastern U.S. and Central New England to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Colorado and Texas Forest to grassland
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When threatened the possum will hiss and show its teeth If predator doesn’t back off it will roll over as if it were dead When predator leaves the possum will get back up http://www.bentler.us/western- washington/animals/default.aspx http://www.etsy.com/listing/68010335/ace o-opossum-hissing-ltd-animal-photo
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Wild: fruits, insects, small vertebrates, carrion, and garbage Captivity: Dried dog food or cat food
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Opossum have been around since dinosaurs New born possums are as small as honeybees The “o” in opossum was dropped (nobody knows why)
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“Virginia Opossum”. Tennessee Aquarium. Tennessee Aquarium, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2013. “Opossum”. National Geographic. National Geographic, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2013. “Ten things you didn’t know about the Marsupial”. Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 25 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Sept. 2013. “Opossum”. Potter Park Zoo Docent Hanbook. Potter Park Zoo, 2004
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