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Runbunnierun t1_ixt6hrs wrote

Sometimes I forget there are different possums. . .

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nymphoninnsfw OP t1_ixt6npm wrote

Yeah, this one is a native to Northern Australia. It's a type of marsupial, so therefore has a pouch 😃

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TheHowlinReeds t1_ixt9amk wrote

Just did the same in my head. Something like; "That's no possum! ..... Oh right, other possums...."

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nymphoninnsfw OP t1_ixta22y wrote

😅 as an Australian other possums seem strange

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agasizzi t1_ixtt9ew wrote

Your possums are cute, ours look like grumpy old men

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jabels t1_ixv00cb wrote

They're kinda sweet though, I saw a video of one that sorta lived with a guy as a pet and it cleaned up really nice.

But yea they look kinda crazy and scraggly in general.

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agasizzi t1_ixwd2m1 wrote

They’re wonderful animals, we have little hides and shelters on our property in the winter for them, I actually came out into the garage a week or so ago to a young possum investigating the empty dog food bag.

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GamerLeFay t1_ixtnz54 wrote

North American opossums are also marsupials, actually! They're the only marsupials native to North America.

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Runbunnierun t1_ixvsxp9 wrote

I loved the book Possum Magic when I was little. I don't know how I sometimes forget about those beautiful little babies

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Platipus54321 t1_ixte0xo wrote

As someone from New Zealand I sometimes forget that they aren’t treated as pests and the spawn of satin elsewhere in the world like they are here, it’s kind of a pity considering how adorable they can be.

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Christopher135MPS t1_ixtlepg wrote

As someone from Queensland - they might be cute, but goddamn are they annoying, and could they kindly find someone else’s roof to fight on?

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CephalonImp t1_ixtf5ws wrote

I saw this and thought "Cute!? Sure, but that thing is a pest!" until I noticed the extra star. It is a shame they are a pest here though.

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nymphoninnsfw OP t1_ixtr1kg wrote

I had no idea that they were considered a pest over in NZ 😕

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Platipus54321 t1_ixtsa0g wrote

Yeah it’s actually a really big problem here, they eat the native trees and bird eggs and they are absolutely everywhere. Putting out traps for them is quite common and possum fur clothes are also pretty common.

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Lauren347 t1_ixtwbyw wrote

Yeah, we've had a possum caught on our camera a few nights walking along the fence...night 4 of the possum trap being set tonight, first 2 nights it was raining heavily so it didn't come, oddly didn't come last night either...here's hoping it comes tonight and decides to take a bite from the trap!

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bigdickwilliedone t1_ixtfozt wrote

Wow, Australian possums are American possums Chad cousins.

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143019 t1_ixubvig wrote

🎼Making my way downtown, Walking fast, faces pass And I’m home onbound

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gnobodyhome t1_ixtt961 wrote

Dont care what part of the globe they are from, they are all freaking psycho filth monsters!

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gnobodyhome t1_ixttatp wrote

although, I will concede, some are cuter than others.....

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