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No. Possums do not play opossum. This trait is unique to opossums alone.
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Do opossums play?
No. Possums do not play opossum. This trait is unique to opossums alone.
Do pygmy possums play dead?
No. Australian possums, such as pygmy possums, do not "play possum" like the American opossum does. They are different species, with different habits.
What states do possums live in?
True possums are native to Australia, and are quite different to the North American opossum. Possums live in all of the states of Australia.
Which state has possums?
Given that true possums are found only in Australia, and are quite different to the North American opossum, all states of Australia have possums.
What is the collective noun for opossum?
The collective noun for opossums is a passel of possums.
How long can possums play dead?
Possums do not play dead. Possum is the name given to a variety of marsupials found entirely in Australia, New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. The animal which "plays dead" is actually the opossum. In reality, the saying should be playing opossum. An opossum can play dead for anything between several minutes and a couple of hours.
Can an opossum mate with a wild cat?
Possums reproduce in late winter, through to the summer months.
What kind of possums live in Canada?
The only Opossum species that is found in Canada is the Virginia Opossum; their range in Canada is limited to southern Ontario only.
Are possums vertebrates or invertebrates?
No, an opossum is a vertebrate as they are mammals with backbones.
Can a possum drag a squirrel out of his tree home and kill him?
No. True possums live in Australia. Squirrels do not. Possums do not eat squirrels. The American opossum also does not eat squirrels.
Do California possums bite?
There is no such creature as a California possum.The only marsupial which might live in California is the opossum, which is not even related to true possums. true possums are found in Australia and some islands of the south Pacific region.
How do you spell posum?
The spelling possum (Australian marsupials) is used for true possums and for the opossum of the Western Hemisphere.
