Possums

well when a mother possum leaves she bings her babies with her because she dosnet want to leave them behind......

It is unlikely the possum will let you, but even if it does, the answer is "no". The possum could easily bite you, and they are known harbourers of both fleas and ticks.

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Like many Australian animals, Leadbeater's Possum is endangered because of habitat loss caused by humans. The possums nest in the hollows of old trees, only in Victoria, and preferably those in excess of 150-200 years in age.

Drought and the increased number of bushfires in recent years in Victoria has reduced the numbers of such available trees, and European settlement in Victoria has certainly increased the frequency of both droughts and bushfires. Further, many of the remaining trees that are suitable are in Victoria's prime timber production area. Much of the possum's habitat is under threat from logging, salvage logging (logging regenerating trees after a bushfire), prescribed burns, and clearing access roads for fire breaks.

The Leadbeaters's Possum needs trees which connect so that it can easily move through the forest - like a highway. A road is often impassable by a Leadbeater's Possum.

A bushfire initially may initially damage the habitat for Leadbeater's Possum, but after about 5 - 10 years (or slightly more) the bushland regenerates. Whilst the habitat may return, the loss in numbers suffered by the possum when bushfires occur frequently would preclude their ability to reproduce over their losses resulting from bushfires.

The Possum lives there because that's where it can find its favourite food.

Possums are protected native animals in Australia and may not be killed.

In New Zealand, where brush-tailed possums are a pest to the environment, the most common poison for possum control is 1080, but it can cause problems for other mammals, and should only be used with great care.

Most species of possums in Australia are omnivores, meaning they eat both plant and animal matter.

Possums commonly eat fruit (making them partly frugivorous), grains and seeds (granivorous), plant shoots and nectar. They have also been known to eat insects (meaning they are also insectivorous), small lizards, birds' eggs and sometimes even tiny chicks. Brush-tailed possums in New Zealand, to which they have been introduced, have even been seen to eat whole birds.

Possums' teeth are not the shape of a standard herbivore or carnivore, but have the specialised shape of an omnivore, which allow them to grasp, cut, slice and grind.

A Spotted Cuscus can live as long as 18-24 years!!

I had 2 possums on webkinz one wuz a gril and i named her Stella and the other was a boy and i named him stinker

Possums are expert climbers, and can use their prehensile tail quite well. They will readily eat pears.

Possums actually do not hang upside down. Why? Let's see.

1) adults can't because they weigh too much and their tails can't support them.

2) babies could, but there's absolutely no point to it

3) the blood would rush to their heads and, unlike bats, their circulatory system is not developed enough to deal with this

The brushtail possum has no natural predators in New Zealand. This is the main factor which has enabled it to spread to almost plague proportions.

Several animals are known to prey on possums, including large birds of prey like hawks and owls. Additionally, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs may also hunt and eat possums. In some regions, snakes can pose a threat as well, particularly to younger or smaller possums. Overall, these predators take advantage of the possum's relatively small size and vulnerability.

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.

There is no species known as the southwestern Pygmy possum. Pygmy possum species include the Eastern, Western, Little, Long-tailed and Mountain Pygmy Possums. Regardless of the species, Pygmy possums are omnivores, not herbivores, feeding on nectar and arthropods. Some species also feed on fruit and even tiny lizards such as skinks.

Possums are so hated because most of the time (75%) they carry rabies. No one wants to get rabies so people avoid possums.

Lets see, since there are more birds and squirrels around, that can also carry rabies, lets kill them all! I reviewed some literature from the local animal shelter groups and they only list possums droppings as possibly carrying harmful bacteria..like everyone elses! I think possums are hated because they're so defenseless, they try to act tough, and are too slow crossing roads. People take out their own frustrations and inadequacies on defenseless critters. Better there were more possums and less people!

It is not true that opossums carry rabies. Their body temperature prevents them from being able to contract or carry the rabies virus.

There is no need to do anything. Possums are harmless unless cornered.

Possums are protected native animals in Australia and may not be killed.

In New Zealand, where brush-tailed possums are a pest to the environment, they may be killed. The most common poison for possum control is 1080, but it can cause problems for other mammals, and should only be used with great care.

In its native Australia, the honey possum is called the "noolbenger".

True possums, marsupials of Australia and some nearby islands, are not carnivorous and do not eat snakes and rats.