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Caring for Baby Possums88

Caring for Baby Possums

What do you do when you find a dead mother possum with live babies? Who do you call and what care do they need? True "tale" of an animal rescue.

10 comments    babies wildlife rehabilitation
The Opossum..An Intriguing Animal, So Misunderstood88

The Opossum..An Intriguing Animal, So Misunderstood

There is an animal I have come to adore, one that is greatly misunderstood and frowned upon by most. It is considered a nuisance, a dirty animal, even vicious. Hopefully by the end of my story I will have...

116 comments    wildlife rodents marsupial
How Did the Opossum Become the Only Marsupial In North America81

How Did the Opossum Become the Only Marsupial In North America

The opossum is a rather strange animal considering the fact that it is a marsupial in North American. It is the only one of it kind there. Why and how did it end up being the sole marsupial there while the others are in Australia.

15 comments    animals unusual marsupial
Beware of Animal Bullies73

Beware of Animal Bullies

This hub, Animal Bullies, may be of a comedy-venue, but is a true account of my encounters with vicious animals who I should have left alone.

24 comments    dogs cats snakes
The Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger.84

The Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger.

The Thylacine, or "Tasmanian Tiger" was a wonderful and beautiful animal that nothing else could or can compare to. Human greed, fear, and absolute human stupidity led to it's demise. We must all work to see to it that capitalism and fear are not the cause, nor any other cause - the end of one single additional species of animal on planet Earth.

24 comments    animals australia species
How to Get Rid of Possums89

How to Get Rid of Possums

Possums may be bothersome sometimes, but before you need to know    how to get rid of possum,   you should know a little more about them. Here are some possum facts that you should know before attempting to get rid of the animal: Possum and...

88 comments    animals trap possum
Brazilian Short Tailed Opossum Babies Growing Up!63

Brazilian Short Tailed Opossum Babies Growing Up!

Brazilian Short Tailed Opossums (STO) are wonderful little exotic animals! They are marsupials, not rodents, and live between 4 and 6 years in captivity. These are some babies born back in 2006!   Visit my hub with infomation about STO's -...

3 comments    animal possum exotic pet
Creatures at my Door85

Creatures at my Door

As an apartment dweller, it's easy to feel disconnected from nature. I feed birds and stray cats and in doing so, attract creatures to my windows. I get SO much pleasure from watching and helping one creature at a time.

51 comments    cats birds squirrel
Some of My Most Memorable Moments With Birds and Other Animals73

Some of My Most Memorable Moments With Birds and Other Animals

Some of my most unique experiences with birds and animals that I have encountered thus far in my life. If I had it to do all over again, I would not change a thing, for it has enriched my life.

10 comments    deer robin geese
America's only Marsupial74

America's only Marsupial

No, it's not an alien... no it's not a rat... it is, in fact, America's only Marsupial. :)

10 comments    solitary nocturnal possum
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