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Didelphis virginiana
This little guy was a late season baby, we had a severe ice storm not long after this photo was taken and I ended up (with a rehabber's supervision) caring for him after he suffered severe frostbite and a few other issues. He was released much healthier and stronger a little while later. I called him Trotsky :)
Spotted on Nov 6, 2011
Submitted on Nov 6, 2011
12 Comments
Thank you Joshua!
fantastic! this series is gorgeous, thank you for sharing Cheryl.
Thank you all for the nice comments!
Thanks all. A lot of folks have told me they think possums are ugly, but I don't think so. I have been lucky enough to have rescued 3 in the last couple of years, all youngsters born at the end of the season and not able to handle the severity of winter. All 3 made it and were released in the spring :)
Good job! He's gorgeous! What a face, eh?
Thank you :)
Nice story and nice pictures!
Well done! You've done a great job!
Thanks Dan, I will!
That's great story. So nice to hear. You should add that to your notes.
He did go into the playing dead pose :) This little guy was a late season baby, we had a severe ice storm not long after this photo was taken and I ended up (with a rehabber's supervision) caring for him after he suffered severe frostbite and a few other issues. He was released much healthier and stronger a little while later.
Good picture! It looks like he is playing dead.