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Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

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Description:

Capture by locals while it was trying to steal chicken eggs. Proceeds to 'play possum' or as the defensive behavior is know 'tonic immobility.'

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John G. Phillips
Hey was pretending to be dead...also the 'leash' around its neck prevented it from running away.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2012

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