Possums

Possums have a number of noises they make to talk to other possums. When they feel threatened, they make a hissing sound. When fighting or mating, they squeal.

The natural biome of the possum is temperate forest or scrubland, particularly dry and/or wet sclerophyll forest, commonly known as bushland in Australia. They also live in rainforests. The Mountain Pygmy possum is restricted to alpine country in southeast Australia, where there are plenty of mountain Plum pine trees.

They do not live in grassland, as there are insufficient trees there, but they have adapted well to suburbia, wherever there is a decent sized tree, or an accessible roof cavity in a house.

Note that possums are not the same as "opossums", native marsupials of North America, which often have their name shortened to "possum".

There are no possums in possum pie, as true possums are found in Australia and nearby islands, and they are protected in Australia.

Possums are not the same as opossums.

Because it is a big threat to the beef and dairy industry.

Usually, if they find a source of food they will come back to check on it again. Best thing is remove the source of food or kill the possum next time it returns.

No - for one often misunderstood reason: true possums are native marsupials of Australia, not North America. The marsupial which occupies the same continent as armadillos is the opossum, a completely unrelated animal.

No. Possums, which are quite different to opossums, live in New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), Sulawesi (Indonesia) and a few other small islands in the Pacific region. Although not native to New Zealand, the brush-tailed possum was introduced into that country over a century ago and has subsequently become a pest. However, you will find opossums in Maine.

Not likely. Possums use their claws for climbing trees and poles, not for digging.

Given that true possums are found only in Australia, and are quite different to the North American opossum, all states of Australia have possums.

There are a few animals that eat opossums such as the coyote. Wolves will also choose to eat opossums if they are hungry.

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Yes. Possums in suburban areas have been known to feed on cat food if it has been left out overnight. As a rule, it does not form part of the possum's natural diet, of course, but suburban possums are opportunistic creatures which will feed on household sraps.

Possum skin cloaks were made by Aboriginal people in the south east of Australia, including Victoria, NSW, south east Q/land and South Australia. Possum skin cloaks were made from the common brush tail possum and sewn together with kangaroo sinew. Children through to adults had a possum skin cloak. skins were added as you grew. Mothers carried their babies and young children shared their parents or siblings cloaks. People were most often buried in their possum skin cloak. they were also important trade items. The men would cut footholds in to the tree trunks with stone axes(the men had to make the stone axes first) climb the trees and knock the possums on the head. the men and women would skin the possums and stretch the skins out onto bark sheets with wooden pegs. then the skins were scraped with stone or shell scrapers. once the skins were cleaned they would be tanned with wattle bark and other kinds of tanning agents depending on the area where you lived. the men would have to hunt the kangaroos and take the sinew from the tail and hind leg to make the threads for sewing the skins together. the sinew had to be chewed into this threads. the sinew was dampened again to keep it pliable for sewing. the women would sew the skins together and then the men or women would decorate the skins with designs and patterns, again with stone, shell or bone engraving tools (which, again , are hand made). the designs and decorations on the skins tell about the clan, family and country of the cloak wearer.

No. Whilst "Greg Possum" might be the name of a person, it is not another species of possum. Possums do not, as a rule, attack people.

No. This is a myth. True possums, which are marsupials of Australia and surrounding islands, do not sleep hanging from a tree. Nor do opossums, an entirely different creature whose name is often shortened to 'possum'.

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Australian possums, such as the Brush Tail Possum; eat fruit, insects, gum tree sap and nectar.

I've got a Brush Tail Possum who regularly visits me and I feed it apples and it likes them. Other people have feed this friendly possum; bread, citrus, grapes and meat pie Personally, even though the possum ate these foods, I wouldn't suggest feeding it to it because it's not a healthy diet for possums and it's not natural.

You wouldn't find processed bread in a tree would you?? Or meat pie...Even though the possum is Australian, it doesn't mean it has to eat meat pie...lolz.

Hope this helps, have fun feeding the possum.

P.S. Don't get too close to the possum when feeding it, because it could possibly bite you and they have a nasty bite. If you do by any chance get biten, see your doctor as soon as possible.

A possum will not go away once its territory is established. It is advisable to stop feeding it anyway, but stopping this action will not cause the possum to leave. It will find its food another way.

Possums have a skeleton which hold the bones of its body together. The bones begin at the skull forming a protective cover and form parts of the vertebrae, the pelvis and the spiny tail.

Absolutely. This rare and delicate creature has as much right to live as other species.

Generally, possums do not go for citrus fruits, but individuals might eat an orange.

No. There is no official name for a group of possums. A group of possums living in a specific locality may be known as a colony.