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Trichosurus vulpecula
A mother and baby brushtail possum in the backyard. The baby's belly and underside looked tan compared to the mother white belly.
Suburban gardens - live and travel amongst native and introduced trees. Distribution: widespread in Australia
This photo was taken at 2 am. Mother was looking for something to eat, obviously ! The baby taking a ride on mum's back here is probably about 16 weeks old. and quite chubby..
Spotted on Aug 31, 2013
Submitted on Aug 31, 2013
4 Comments
Too true, Clive. Their teeth and claws are sharp. One of my cats was savaged by a large male possum, and over $1000 in vet bills later.....
I don't think I would call these cute not once you have been bitten by one!
Wow.. so cute :)
adorable! Congrats ! thanks for sharing!!