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Didelphis virginiana
a little less than a foot, gray and black fur, and pink tail and paws.
in my backyard
a baby opossum
Spotted on Oct 11, 2010
Submitted on Oct 11, 2010
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Cool
Evidently, here in the US we have opossums.
My dog catches and "kills" possums all the time - we put them outside the fence and they always disappear. Playing possum works!
The groundhogs and squirrels and rabbits don't fare so well...
my dog found and killed this possum in my backyard!