Possums
How do possums move?
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April 22, 2010 7:57AM
Possums walk and they are also very adept climbers.
Gliders are in the possum family (not to be confused with opossums), and the six species of gliders are able to glide from tree top to lower points, extending the membranes which they have from wrists to ankles in order to catch air currents.
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