Tuesday, July 5, 2011
[WATCH]: OPOSSOM RELEASED She dropped a baby after exiting the trap.
Opossums - Fun Facts Nicknamed the living fossil, the opossum dates back to the days of the dinosaur. The opossum is the only living marsupial (mammal with a pouch) in North America today. Weighing in at 9 pounds, the opossum has a white face, a fuzzy grey body, naked ears, and a scaly, prehensile tail. Prehensile means that the tail is adapted for seizing, grasping, and wrapping itself around objects. The common picture of opposums hanging by their tails is, for the most part, a myth. A
