Humans have impacted significantly on the Mountain pygmy possum's habitat. One of the main threats to the mountain pygmy possum is the human interference as a result of the possum's habitat coinciding with the location of Australia's main ski resorts. The possum's habitat is broken up by ski runs. Skiing and similar human recreational activities are a threat to this delicate creature. Humans have also introduced animals such as wild cats and foxes which are also a problem. They prey on this small possum. Another major threat to their survival is the fact that humans have introduced the blackberry species which are gradually making their insidious way up the slopes of the mountains, choking out native species, and thus threatening the mountain pygmy possum's food source.
To wake up a possum that is playing dead, you can gently touch or prod it to see if it reacts. Be cautious and avoid startling the possum, as it may feel threatened and become defensive.
It depends on the species. The largest possum species of all is the cuscus, the males of which may have a body length of 60cm and a weight of 6kg. The largest species of common possum, the brushtail possum, has a body length of about 55cm, and a tail length of some 40cm. Males can weigh up to 3.5 kg. On the other hand, an adult male mountain pygmy possum weighs only about 45 grams and easily fits into a human adult's hand. Note that possums are not the same as opossums.
The intense heat would incinerate a human. So we will never travel to the sun or walk on it because any human body would die and burn up.
Depends on the possum
The nocturnal possum sleeps in the day up trees. This is actually the Australian brush tailed possum.
Yes. It does not walk up to them and crawl into their mouth.
In George Jones' own words: "I had an album out with a side view of me with a crew cut. I was very young, and my nose looked more turned up, and I've got little beady eyes so I guess I did look like a possum! So they both laid into me and called me 'Possum,' and it got everywhere. There was no way I could stop that, so (I thought) I'll just have to live with that!"
You could but for your own safety the guards wont let you.
It depends on the species of the Pygmy possum. with the eastern Pygmy possum! for example! males tend to live to just four years! while females can easily reach eleven years. For the Mountain Pygmy possum, the life span is usually up to an extra year for both males and females.
The Leadbeater's possum is thought to for live up to 10 years, but very few specimens have been recorded as living beyond 5 years.
confidence is the key. hold your head up, walk through a room as if you own it