Articles for tag: Animal Adaptation, North American wildlife, Opossum ecology, Opossums, Wildlife Biology

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12 Surprising Secrets of the Opossum: North America’s Only Marsupial

Suhail Ahmed

  Most people meet an opossum in a flash of headlights, a rustle near the trash can, or a blurry backyard security cam clip – and then promptly dismiss it as a creepy, rat-like nuisance. But behind those beady eyes and prehensile tail is one of North America’s strangest and most underrated wildlife success stories. ...