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Virginia Opossum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Virginia Opossum ( Didelphis virginiana ), commonly known as the North American Opossum , is the only marsupial found in North America north of the Rio Grande River. A solitary and nocturnal...
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Location: The Virginia opossum is found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, down through Mexico and South America and as far south as Costa Rica. It is also well established along the North American Pacific Coast from southermost California north to Crescent Beach, British Columbia.
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The Virginia opossum is North America's only marsupial. A marsupial is an animal with a pouch, like a kangaroo or a koala. The opossum has been around for at least 70 million years and is one of Earth's oldest surviving mammals! ... Habitat The Virginia opossum lives in a wide-variety of habitats including deciduous forests,
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This is called "playing dead" or "playing possum." When a Virginia opossum thinks that it is being threatened it will go into a catatonic state where it appears to be dead, they go limp and their breathing becomes almost undetectable.
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A solitary nocturnal animal, the Virginia Opossum is terrestrial and arboreal, and climbs well. Although it does not hibernate, during very cold weather it may hole up for several days at a time, risking frostbite on its naked ears and tail to seek food when hunger strikes.
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Information about the Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), a species found in the State of Texas ... Life History The opossum is active only at night, and is a solitary animal. They have an eclectic diet and will eat both plants and animals, including rodents, young rabbits, birds, ... Photograph of the Virginia Opossum...
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Virginia Opossum Printout. The Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana, is the only marsupial from North America. This pouched mammal has a hairless, prehensile tail. ... ; The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is the only living marsupial from North America. It is common in the eastern USA and has spread north and...
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The Virginia Opossum, sometimes called a 'possum, is a marsupial (mar-SOOP-e-al). There are lots of marsupials in Australia, but the Virginia Opossum is the only North American marsupial. ... The Virginia Opossum is the only marsupial found in North America.
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