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North American Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
33.135, -117.034
Field Notes
Description:
Two young Opossums broke into our outside Aviary through the netting. This one tried to hide behind a single branch. It then stuck its tongue out and sat up a little. When it got tired of me taking photographs, it turned and squeezed through the tiny hold it made as seen in the last image.
Habitat:
Backyard aviary. "The Virginia opossum was not originally native to the Western United States. It was intentionally introduced into the West during the Great Depression, probably as a source of food, and now occupies much of the Pacific coast. Its range has been expanding steadily northward into Canada."
Reference Links:
Virginia opossum
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Photographed
PublishedMay 2, 2014
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