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Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Photo by AmandaWhipkey
Published on Project Noah
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38.3942, -76.6745

Field Notes

Description:

Three infant Virginia Opossums.

Notes:

Orphaned by a vehicle, rehabilitated and released.

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Comments (3)
KarenL
Adorable! Sadly opossums have very poor eyesight & many of them end up as road kill. :(
Ashish
Wow... see the paw...nice to learn about them from this spotting..

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Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 4, 2011

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