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Thursday, April 27, 2006
You're a Strange Animal, That's What I Know
Walking home through the alley this evening, I saw an odd animal I've never seen in the city before: POSSUM! The only time I've ever seen possum are as roadkill in Michigan.
The Toronto Wildlife Centre FAQ notes:
Opossum numbers are increasing in Ontario as a result of a lack of natural predators and warmer winters in recent years. If you see an Opossum in your area, consider yourself lucky that you have just seen North America 's only marsupial (the females carry their babies in a pouch)!
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When they feel threatened, Opossums try to appear intimidating, but their behaviour is largely for show. They will stand still and open their mouth wide, showing you their many teeth in hopes you will run away; if this doesn't work, they will try to turn and get away; if the Opossum feels it has no chance for escape, its last line of defense is to go into a coma-like state, drooling and emitting a foul odour in hopes of convincing the predator that it is dead, and therefore unattractive prey.
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