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Yes. Possums can certainly climb bird feeders, and will almost certainly take the food.

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Yes. possums are equipped with sharp claws for climbing, and they can certainly climb very tall trees.

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Why do possums have shsrp claws?

Possums are arboreal (tree-dwelling) creatures, so they need sharp, strong claws for climbing trees. The claws are also their main method of defence against attack from predators.


What has sharp claws that allow it to climb trees?

many animals have sharp claws that enable them to climb trees. Koalas, possums, gliders, quolls and phascogales are all examples of arboreal mammals equipped with sharp claws. Parrots, too, have sharp claws that enable them to climb trees. Although perfectly capable of flying, parrots often use their claws and their strong beak to pull themselves up trees and branches.


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When was Climb Trees created?

Climb Trees was created in 2001.


Can bilbies climb trees?

No. Bilbies cannot climb trees. They are effective burrowers.


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Can clams climb trees?

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Can grizzly bear climb a tree?

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Why do ringtail possums use trees?

Trees provide a possum's needs - food and shelter.


Do possums live in Australia's deserts?

No; possums are arboreal, and there are not enough trees in the desert. Possums are most common closer to the coasts and in the mountainous regions, where there is plenty of bushland.


What is the movement of possums?

Possums walk and climb. They are efficient climbers, scaling trees of various sizes, and often leaping between branches, and from trees to house roofs. They scamper quickly through the bush and along branches and house roofs. Gliders are also in the possum family: as well as climbing, they have skin membranes stretching from their wrists to their hind ankles which allow them to glide between tree tops.