Hey, Why Not Use Your Pocket, too?

Opossum are the only marsupial (a mammal that carries its young in its pouch) in the United States. Of course, in most species of opossums, males don’t have a pouch.

One of the oldest mammals, opossums co-existed with dinosaurs over 70 million years ago.

This opossum is gathering nesting material with its tail, according to local tracker Kim Cabrera. She wrote, “Watch as it uses the hind legs to gather the material, then carries it off in the tail. This opossum is getting ready for a cold winter! The temperatures during the nights this was filmed were in the 30’s.”

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Dot
5 years ago

They have a prehensile tail! How cool is that!

Willie Caso-Mayhem
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5 years ago

👍🏾👍🏾

onlooker
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onlooker
5 years ago

That is so cool!

Lost Croat Outburst
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Lost Croat Outburst
5 years ago

Another terrific show from Kim! Opossums are so cool. Nobody can figure out why they have not gone extinct. In Ohio they would sometimes lose that prehensile tail to frostbite. Essentially a southern critter.

Hey Kim, do you have footage of ringtail “cats?” Did I miss it? If memory serves, ‘possums have more than 50 teeth, a N. American record.

Kim Cabrera
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Kim Cabrera
5 years ago

@Lost Croat Outburst, I don’t have footage of the ringtail yet. It’s one of the critters I hope to catch on the camera someday! Yes, opossums have the most teeth of any North American mammal! And they are our only marsupial. They are super cool critters. Plus, they eat ticks!

Central HumCo
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5 years ago

” . . . co-existed with dinosaurs.” As long as this isn’t stuck on the fossil fuel myth, okay. However, it does imply that our species wasn’t around then.

What was it on another thread about a scientest’s rat weed test?

chasi
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chasi
5 years ago
Reply to  Central HumCo

???

Central HumCo
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5 years ago
Reply to  chasi

“Behold” is from Shakespeare, meaning, you have to read it for yourself. And/or, in today’s world, go to Youtube.

If we all think alike, then none of us are thinking very much at all.

Guest
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5 years ago

Always something to learn. Thanks for the interesting video.

Just me
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Just me
5 years ago

Thanks, Kim for another great and interesting video. Opossums are the best!

Jane doe
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Jane doe
5 years ago

Truly an informative video! Totally awesome!😊👍💟