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Project Noah Nature School
Didelphis virginiana
"Opie" A male North American opossum that lived in my garage for a few years. He was very friendly, and would often join us on the patio table for cocktails and kibble.
Woodlands of Eastern North America and Central America.
The Virginia opossum is North America's only native marsupial.
Spotted on Apr 3, 2010
Submitted on Sep 27, 2012
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Welcome to Project Noah, BCHowe. This is a sweet story. I also really like the second picture here because it shows the weird-but-true fact that possums don't have claws, they have fingernails.