A female opossum is called a Jill
A baby opposum is called a joey.
A male opossum is called a jack
The Virginia opossum is the original animal named "opossum". The word comes from Algonquian wapathemwa meaning "white animal". Colloquially, the Virginia opossum is frequently called simply "possum".
A young opossum is called a joeyA kit or kitten is also an acceptable term of reference for any young furry creature.
A young opossum is called a joeyA kit or kitten is also an acceptable term of reference for any young furry creature.
yes at first so it can have babies to birth but then when the females babies are born she can leave the fatheror kill him if he trys tohurt one of the babies
It depends on the species.The species of opossum which do have pouches are members of the genus Didelphis and the genus Philander. Both the male and female aquatic Chironectes, also known as the water opossum, or Yapok, also have watertight pouches,The remainder of the opossums found in Central and South America have no pouch. The shrew opossums (Paucituberculata), for example, do not have pouches. The babies must cling to the nipple unprotected.
Properly called the opossum. Commonly called a possum.
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Opossums mate through a process called "induced ovulation," where the female releases eggs only after mating. The male opossum has a bifurcated penis, and copulation typically lasts a few minutes. After mating, the female may carry the fertilized eggs in her pouch until they are born.
An opossum is a marsupial.
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