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Opossums are not considered dangerous to humans. [57] Though their open-mouth hiss when frightened is often mistaken as rabid behavior, opossums are naturally resistant to rabies due to their low body temperature. Opossums can however host parasites and carry diseases such as tuberculosis, leptospirosis, and tularemia, among others. [58]
In captivity, opossums will eat practically anything including dog and cat food, livestock fodder and discarded human food scraps and waste. Many large opossums (Didelphini) are immune to the venom of rattlesnakes and pit vipers ( Crotalinae ) and regularly prey upon these snakes. [ 46 ]
A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) playing dead A barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) playing dead Apparent death [ a ] is a behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead . It is an immobile state most often triggered by a predatory attack and can be found in a wide range of animals from insects and crustaceans to ...
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An opossum ate a whole Costco chocolate cake, according to Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, and many people on the internet say they can relate to her. Opossum eats entire Costco chocolate cake and people ...
The common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), also called the southern or black-eared opossum [2] or gambá, and sometimes called a possum, is a marsupial species living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia (reaching the coast of the South Pacific Ocean to the central coast of Peru), including Trinidad and Tobago and the Windwards in the Caribbean, [2] where it is called manicou. [3]
An opossum, whose name is unknown, ran across the field during Texas Tech University’s home game against Texas Christian University and quickly captivated the internet.
The big lutrine opossum ("lutrine" means "otter-like" and "crass" meaning "thick, fat" and "cauda" meaning "tail") is a very peculiar opossum, having a long weasel-like body, short legs, small rounded ears, and dense reddish or yellowish fur. [3] Nocturnal and crepuscular, they generally live in grasslands and savannas near water. They are ...