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Name Of Opossum

Name Opossum
Male Name jack
Femle Name jill
Kids/Baby Name joey
Group Name -
More About Opossum

  • Long, slender body
  • Pointed snout
  • Coarse black, grayish white, or reddish fur with white tipped guard hairs
  • Guard hairs act as a raincoat, protecting the opossum from rain and snow
  • The under hair is much softer
  • Sometimes has 3 dark streaks: 1 over each eye and 1 along midline of crown
  • Pinkish white face
  • Pink nose
  • Dark eyes
  • Large, leaf-like, hairless ears
  • Long rounded tail, 1/10 of base of tail has hair, remainder of tail is hairless
  • Tail is prehensile, which means it can wrap around objects
  • Each foot has 5 digits
  • Back foot has a large, opposable toe or thumb with no claw, which is used for grasping
  • 50 sharp teeth
  • Do not hibernate
  • Do not vocalize unless threatened
  • Expert at hiding during the day (often more abundant than they appear)
  • Slow-moving
  • Strong swimmers
  • Good climbers
  • 50 teeth in a mouth that opens wide and allows it to eat a larger variety of foods and to scare attackers
  • Eats a variety of foods, usually whatever is available since they are scavengers
  • Immune to most contagious and viral diseases
  • Prehensile tail, which it wraps around objects to carry material or secure itself while climbing
  • Accumulates fat and become less active in the fall


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