41. Opossums That s because opossums are our only marsupial, and marsupials are considered very So do opossums. Marsupial babies are born after only thirteen days of http://www.backyardnature.net/opossums.htm

OPOSSUMS I f you live anyplace in the U.S. other than the far north or the western states' mountain or plateau region, and if you're in a small town or even a big one with some scattered natural or semi-natural areas, there's a fair chance that eventually a gray, cat-sized, long-haired, long-snoutted, long-tailed animal will lumber across your backyard, or poke its pink nose at you over the edge of a garbage can. At first you may think you're seeing a super-huge rat, but it's none other than the opossum, sometimes known as the Virginia Opossum, Didelphis virginiana. Elsewhere we've spoken of those "living fossils," the Duck-billed Platypus and Spiny Anteater of Australia and New Zealand. Here in America our opossum is nearly as curious despite its being fairly common. If you open just about any field guide to North American mammals, the opossum will probably be the very first of the 380 or so mammal species described. That's because opossums are our only marsupial , and marsupials are considered very ancient forms of mammals. Field guides typically place the "primitive" organisms first. The vast majority of the world's marsupials occur mainly in Australia, where kangaroos are the best known of the group.

42. Searching For Opossums On The InterNet There are three fundamental ways to get information about opossums 1) Ask a machine, 2) As a human being who knows something of opossums, http://www.possumnetwork.com/hightail.htm

There are three fundamental ways to get information about opossums: 1) Ask a machine, 2) As a human being who knows something of opossums, and 3) Ask an opossum. Links of the first two types are what you will typically see on the Internet. Hightail It 'Possum Links (Ask a Machine) These links are sometimes called Search Engine links. A machine (an engine ) goes out and finds just everything out there that has to do with just about anything - in this case, opossums. That engine just chugs along, finding whatever it can out there on the WEB. 'Possum Network has set things up so that for most of these engines the asking is done automatically. You just click one of the Hightail It 'Possum links and you'll find out what is there. In some cases, however, you'll have to do the asking yourself. For example, to search the 'Possum Yellow Pages: Click on the Yellow Page Possums link. Type opossum as the Business Name you want to find. Select a State in which you want to search. If you want to search in all the States, click on Alabama

43. FWC - Critter Questions - Opossum opossums are about the size of a house cat, have long naked tails and small ears. opossums occur throughout the state in virtually all habitats. http://www.myfwc.com/critters/opossum.asp

FWC Home Critters Home Alligators Armadillo ... Search Opossum Florida's only marsupial is the Virginia opossum ( Didelphis virginiana ). Opossums are about the size of a house cat, have long naked tails and small ears. Opossums occur throughout the state in virtually all habitats. If threatened they may go limp and appear dead, hence "playing possum". Opossums are common in residential and suburban areas, and are most active at night. Opossums are attracted to virtually any type of available food, including garbage, pet food, or cultivated fruits and vegetables. To prevent attraction of opossums garbage cans should be secured with rubber straps, and pet food should be taken in at night. A landowner may lawfully live-trap nuisance opossums using sardines or cat food as effective bait. Wildlife may not be lawfully relocated without an FWC permit and permission from the private property owner. Wildlife may not be lawfully relocated to public land. Relocating wildlife is seldom biologically sound, the animal often does not survive.

44. Rat Or Shrew Opossums - Order Paucituberculata order of marsupials contains five species collectively known as rat opossums. Rat opossums are shrewlike in appearance, and contain many oddities in http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/mammal/ratopossum.html

setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "angelfire.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Angelfire Star Wars Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Next Rat Opossums (Shrew Opossums) Please choose an animal from the list below: Order Paucituberculata This small order of marsupials contains five species collectively known as rat opossums. Rat opossums are shrew-like in appearance, and contain many oddities in the marsupial world. For example, the females lack a pouch, sharing this feature with one other marsupial: the numbat. Another oddity is found in the males, as their sperm is paired. This feature is also found in some of the didelphids. No Australian marsupial shares this trait. Rat opossums are gray-brown in colour, with small eyes and a non-prehensile tail. They feed primarily on insects. Rat opossums are found in the forests of the Andes and along the southern coast of Chile in western South America. There were once several families in this order, but most of them are now extinct. An example is family Argyrolagidae. Today, there are 5 living species in 1 family: Caenolestidae (rat opossums) 5 spp Back Home

45. Opossums - Order Didelphimorphia The opossums are a diverse group of marsupials found in South America opossums are typically arboreal in nature with one species actually being aquatic. http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/mammal/opossum.html

setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "angelfire.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Angelfire Dating Search Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Next Opossums Please choose an animal from the list below: Order Didelphimorphia The opossums are a diverse group of marsupials found in South America with one species, the Virginia opossum, being located in North America (US and Canada). Opossums are about the size of a cat or smaller. They have long, sparsely-haired tails that are typically scaled and prehensile. Most species have pouches. All the toes except for the first one on each hind foot are clawed. The first toe, known as the hallux, lacks a claw and instead has a nail. This toe is partially opposable. Opossums are typically arboreal in nature with one species actually being aquatic. Opossums can be found in thorn scrub, grassland, tropical forests, and urban areas. They are primarily insectivorous or omnivorous in nature. There are 60 species in 1 family: Didelphidae (opossums) 60 spp Back Home

46. Opossums opossums have a scaly, ratlike, prehensile tail they use with their opposable opossums also have more teeth (50) than any other North American mammal. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW026

Whole Document Navigator (Click Here) Top of Document Description Range and Habitat Feeding Reproduction Playing Possum Importance Nuisance Problems Legal Aspects Suggested Reading Endnote Footnotes Opossums Ruthe Smith and Joe Schaefer The Virginia opossum ( Didelphis virginiana ) is an interesting animal ( Figure 1 ), though it can be a nuisance to man, a detriment to some wildlife, and has a name difficult to spell. True, they are not the cutest critters to ever to visit our backyards, but believe it or not, they are closely related to the adorable koala. Description The opossum ranges in size from 4 to 13lb (2 to 6kg), about the size of a house cat. The body is 15 to 20in (37 to 50cm) long, with a tail 9 to 20 in (24 to 50cm) long. Opposums have a cone-shaped head and a pointed snout ( Figure 1 ). Their overall color is graywith slight variations. Figure 1. The Virginia opossum is the only North American marsupial. Opossums have a scaly, rat-like, prehensile tail they use with their opposable thumbs ( Figure 2 ) to grasp small branches and other small things. Opossums also have more teeth (50) than any other North American mammal.

47. Opossums opossums Quick Reference Sheet What to do about Orphaned, Injured, and Sick Wildlife Dealing with Unwanted Wildlife in an Urban Environment opossums http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Opossums

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48. The Opossum: Our Marvelous Marsupial, The Social Loner Young opossums sometimes hang by their tails, but when they grow up, opossums are nocturnal animals, but they are often seen during the day when their http://www.wildliferescueleague.org/report/opossum.html

The Opossum: Our Marvelous Marsupial, The Social Loner Wildlife Rescue League's Rescue Report Some time ago, when I first moved into my house and started to remove a huge brush pile in my backyard, I had the fright of my life! There was this scraggly, rat-like animal, with lips drawn back in what it looked like a grin, revealing what appeared to be a huge number of needle-sharp teeth. Beady black eyes stared at me, its mouth drooled, and it was hissing at me - it looked like a mini dinosaur. I had encountered my first opossum! I was frightened but fascinated, and after I realized that the opossum seemed to live in the brush pile, I started to watch it on a regular basis, and began to worry when it did not appear for several nights during inclement weather. I called it Dino. One day I was fortunate enough to observe as Dino was either building or refurbishing its nest, using its prehensile (gripping) tail. It removed leaves from its mouth with its forepaws and passed them back to a position in front of its thighs. Next, its hind feet slid the leaves along into a loop in its tail. This sequence was repeated at least eight times, until the loop was filled and deposited in the brush pile. This continued for some time until I was noticed - then Dino disappeared into the brush pile and I left. One day when Dino was sitting in my birdfeeder dining on birdseed, I quickly peeked into the brush pile to look at the nest. It was made of leaves, and had pieces of paper and rags in it. While Dino was a resident in my yard, the mouse and rat problem that comes with living near a creek disappeared, and I am hopeful that another Dino will take up residence in my yard soon.

49. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis Virginiana) Movements of opossums monitored in East Texas showed that these animals typically In East Texas woodland habitat the density of opossums is about one http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/didevirg.htm

The Mammals of Texas - Online Edition Virginia Opossum Order Didelphimoria : Family Didelphidae Didelphis virginiana Kerr Description. A mammal about the size of a terrier dog, with long, scaly, prehensile tail; short, black, leathery ears; long, slender snout; five toes on each foot, the "big toe" on hind foot lacking a claw, thumblike and opposable; soles naked; pouch for young developed during breeding season on abdomen of female; pelage of long guard hairs and short soft underfur; two color phases — (1) grayish and (2) blackish; basal fourth or more of tail black, terminal section whitish; legs and feet blackish, toes often white or whitish. Dental formula: I 5/4, C 1/1, Pm 3/3, M 4/4 X 2 = 50. External measurements of males average: total length, 782 mm; tail, 324 mm; hind foot, 66 mm; of females, 710-320-63. Weight, 1.8-4.5 kg; males are usually larger and heavier than females. Distribution in Texas.

50. Opposums opossums have a repulsive, musklike odor and can be an occasional nuisance opossums are very resistant to rabies and have far fewer cases of rabies than http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/trapping_opposoms.htm

OPOSSUMS GENERAL INFORMATION AND CONTROL Search DIYPC Information Vault HOME TIPS PRODUCT CATALOG QUESTIONS/ANSWERS-FAQ'S Click Image To Go Directly To The DIYPC Store Free shipping on all orders in the U.S.A. (Except the states of Alaska and Hawaii) Feel free to call 1-800-476-3368 if you have any questions! General Information Like the kangaroo, this unique mammal has an abdominal pouch for carrying her young. Description/Biology. Opossums have a repulsive, musklike odor and can be an occasional nuisance when they enter crawl spaces, under decks, garages and similar areas. The opossum is 2-3 feet long. Its head is white to yellowish with a pink nose, black eyes and bluish black, naked ears. Adults are long-haired, light-gray, and about the size of a large cat weighing 4-15 lbs.. It has a long scaly tail, black at its base, grading to yellow-white or pink for the rest of its length. The average number of young is 6, but as many as 13 may be born. They nurse in the mother's pouch for about 3 months. Opossums are very resistant to rabies and have far fewer cases of rabies than any other common wild animal in United States.

51. OPOSSUMS /FAQ'S I have a problem with opossums nesting and sometimes dying under my house. They have to dig hard to get under the floor but they insist. http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/info/faq/ask_opossums.htm

OPOSSUMS/FAQ'S OPOSSUMS : INFORMATION FAQ'S Search DIYPC Information Vault HOME TIPS PRODUCT CATALOG QUESTIONS/ANSWERS-FAQ'S Click Image To Go Directly To The DIYPC Store Free shipping on all orders in the U.S.A. (Except the states of Alaska and Hawaii) Feel free to call 1-800-476-3368 if you have any questions! I have a problem with opossums nesting and sometimes dying under my house. They have to dig hard to get under the floor but they insist. There is no crawl space under my house so I have to cut holes in the floor to locate and remove the dead animal. How can I keep them from getting under my house, or somehow catch them before they start to nest or die? Burry 1/2 inch mesh wire underground next to the foundation. It's a lot of work, but effective. You can trap them with the Lone Star Ranger Raccoon-Opossum live cage trap For more information : OPOSSUMS

52. West Lafayette Animal Control / Opossums While there are over 65 species of opossums, only one, the Didelphis However, opossums today can be found throughout most of the United States and http://www.city.west-lafayette.in.us/wlpd/opossum.htm

OPOSSUMS The name "opossum" is derived from an Algonquian Indian word "apasum", meaning white animal. While there are over 65 species of opossums, only one, the Didelphis Virginiana, more commonly known as the Virginia opossum, is native to North America. Didelphis means double womb and refers to the pouch as a secondary place of development for the infant opossums. Virginiana refers to the state of Virginia where the opossum was first observed by early English colonists. However, opossums today can be found throughout most of the United States and portions of Canada and Mexico. Whether rural, residential or in the wilderness, opossums are a benefit to any area they inhabit. Their diet includes all types of bugs and insects including cockroaches, crickets and beetles. They love snails. They also eat mice and rats. The nocturnal opossum is attracted to our neighborhoods by the availability of water, pet food left out at night and overripe, rotting fruit that has fallen from trees. The opossum in turn helps keep our neighborhoods clean and free of unwanted, harmful garden pests and rodents, which may carry diseases. The opossum has earned the title of "Nature's Little Sanitation Engineer." Opossum Facts: North America's only marsupial (female has a pouch) mammal. The female carries and nurses her young in her marsupium until they are about 2 to 3 months old; then they are carried on her back another 1 to 2 months on her back whenever they are away from the den.

53. Opossum - Texas Animals Fun facts about opossums, the only living marsupial in North America. opossums are not related to rats. They are marsupials and are exceptionally clean. http://www.flex.net/~lonestar/opossum.htm

54. Tips On Co-Existing With Urban Wildlife: Opossums When the young opossums are born, they are little more than embryos. opossums are perhaps the most fascinating of all the wildlife in our area and are http://www.fundwildlife.org/coexist/opossums.html

Co-existing with Urban Wildlife - How You Can Help Our Native Wildlife - Coyotes - Racoons - Opossums - Skunks - Bats - Rodent Proofing Your House - Coping With Urban Wildlife What to do if you find Injured or Orphaned Wildlife Wildlife Poisoning Opossums BREEDING: 2 litters a year, 7-12 per litter ACTIVE: Night time, year-round DIET: Carrion, insects, fruit, garden crops The only North American marsupial, these shy, non-aggressive creatures will go to great lengths to avoid confrontations with other animals or man. However, if cornered, these creatures do have many teeth and, as with any wild animal, they may bite, The benefits of opossums far outweigh the problems they cause; but because of their high visibility in our neighborhoods a little knowledge about them may result in greater tolerance of these little nomads. When the young opossums are born, they are little more than embryos. After birth, they crawl into the mother's pouch where they nurse and mature for about 10 weeks, They become independent of the mother at about 3 months of age. Many common opossum sightings involve the mother opossum waddling along with 10 or 12 furry little creatures attached to her. Often the babies fall off, accounting for many "orphans" brought to wildlife rehabbers. Even more frequent sightings involve opossums n roads, having been hit by cars. Concerned citizens are urged to check the dead opossum. If female, there may still living babies inside the pouch. Thousands of baby opossums have been saved by those attentive citizens who have transported the dead mother with her living babies still attached, to the nearest wildlife rehabilitation center. Opossums are perhaps the most fascinating of all the wildlife in our area and are an important and beneficial part of the "wildlife scene".

55. Opossums And Other Pets At WillasArk.com Resources for taking care of an opossum or what do to do if you find an orphaned opossum. Tips and Q A forum. Shop our store and help opossumss. http://www.willasark.com/opossum.cfm

Opossum Care at Home Cats Dogs Buns ... Contact Us Click here to learn more about opossums and the National Opossum Society! National Opossum Society To learn more about opossums, check out this book: Opossums : Naturebooks Series Did You Know? Opossums Eat: Roof Rats Snails Cockroaches Welcome to the opossum care page of Willa's Ark. Opossums are the only marsupial which lives in North America, a mammal which gives birth to her young at the embryonic stage. The babies find their way to a small pouch where they mature, like a kangaroo. They have opposable thumbs on their hind legs, and a prehensile tail to help them climb and keep their balance. And no, they do NOT hang by their tails! They have existed on this earth for 70 million years. Opossums roamed the earth during the Jurassic period, along with the tyrannosaurus rex. After 70 million years, opossums have undergone very little evolutionary changes. They are essentially immune to rabies, more than any other mammal. Opossums are very useful animals to have in your neighborhood. They love to eat snails, slugs, and insects such as cockroaches and beetles, and even catch and eat roof rats. Opossums also like to eat carrion, helping to maintain a clean and healthy environment. They are very smart, ranking above dogs in IQ, and closer to pigs. Opossums have verymean and intimidating teeth, but their main method of defense is to appear that they are scary. If they are cornered to the point where they think they cannot get away, they will "play dead".

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57. Opossums: The Great White Rat Background information on the little known Opossum. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/living_wildlife/112487

Topics Articles Links Free Courses Home Directory 22 Communities What's New ... Free e-Courses Search Suite101.com Within: Living with Wildlife Environment New Topics Backyard Birdwatching Almanac Water for Life Arctic Wildlife Lizards, Turtles and Snakes, oh my! ... More... New Articles Myth and Folklore: Jack-in-the-Pulpit Snow Bunting Update to the Parking Lot Critters Plant Families: Heath ... More... New Discussions b-D-glucosidase Update to the Parking Lot Critters Bacteria in Armpits? Staph. Infections a Common Yet Serious Problem ... More... My Recent Articles Moles Made Easy Video Review Build Your Own Bait Station Mouse Bait Stations Related Online Courses Environmental affairs - Global issue, local action The Butterfly Garden Environmental Organizations: The New World War Opossums: The Great White Rat Home Applied sciences Agriculture, animal husbandry, conservation Hunting, fishing, conservation Author: Stephen Vantassel Published on: November 30, 2004 Welcome Page My Articles Discussions for You My Bookstore ... Community Bookstore Subscribe to My Topic The phone rings and just as I finish my greeting, the caller implores me to remove a white rat that is sitting on her fence. “It won’t move!”, she says. “It just sits there with his rat like tail and his mouth open.” Smiling, I informed the caller that the animal is really a frightened opossum who will leave the area when all the commotion dies down.

58. HSSV Wildlife: Opossums opossums. What do I Do? Nothing. Leave it alone. What Are opossums? opossums are cat sized marsupials. Like the kangaroo, their young are born as embryos http://www.hssv.org/RESOURCES/WILDLIFE/opossum.htm

Opossums Opossums What do I Do? Nothing. Leave it alone. What Are Opossums? Opossums are cat sized marsupials. Like the kangaroo, their young are born as embryos and make their way to a pouch on the stomach where they continue to develop. When they are four or five inches long they start leaving the pouch to ride on the mothers' back. When they have reached seven to eight inches body length, they leave the parent to make their own way in the world. Opossums are nocturnal, roaming at night, and looking for a dark, secluded place to sleep during the daylight hours. They are scavengers, and eat anything. Since opossums are quiet, and rarely cause damage, most people are unaware they are around. Like all scavengers they sometimes predate on smaller mammals, birds or reptiles. Pet food left out at night often attracts them to our yards. They benefit us by eating mice, rats, snails, slugs and insects.

59. Oppossum Species Account The dense, woolly underfur of most opossums is creamy white with grayish tips. This combination gives most opossums a grizzled gray appearance. http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/dnr/fur/species/opossum.html

Opossum Scientific name Didelphis virginiana Description An adult opossum is about the same size as a house cat, but with much shorter legs. Total length ranges from 24-33 inches. Adults weigh from 6-15 pounds. Males are usually larger than females. The opossum has a narrow, tapered head with a pointed muzzle, pink nose, black eyes, and bluish-black ears that lack hair and look leathery. The long, scaly tail is black near the base and fades to a yellowish white or pale pink about 1/4 of the way to the tip. Both the front and hind feet have five white or pink toes. The inner toe of each hind foot is clawless and thumb-like. The dense, woolly underfur of most opossums is creamy white with grayish tips. The long outer hairs are dark gray or black. This combination gives most opossums a grizzled gray appearance. A few are almost black while others are very pale gray or nearly white. Abundance Opossums are common and found throughout Illinois. They tend to be most abundant in the southern part of the state, especially along the Wabash, Mississippi, and Ohio rivers. High numbers also occur in some urban areas. Populations can exceed 200 opossums per square mile in favorable habitats. On a seasonal basis, numbers are lowest in late winter. They peak in midsummer with the influx of young from second litters. Habitat Wooded areas near streams provide good habitat. Farm fields mixed with patches of woods tend to support more opossums than large expanses of

60. Marin WildCare And Terwilliger Education Center: Living With Opossums Opossum opossums are marsupials, this means the female does not have a opossums have between two and three litters a year and bear an average of eight http://www.wildcaremarin.org/edu/livwild/opossum.htm

Living with Opossums Opossums are marsupials, this means the female does not have a placenta and her young are born after a brief gestation period of 12 days. The young crawl from the birth canal to the pouch where they fasten themselves to a nipple and hold on for over two months. The mating season is from January to October, and usually peaks from February to June. Opossums have between two and three litters a year and bear an average of eight young but can have as many as thirteen. A mature opossum measures two to three feet long with a tail between 8 and 12 inches long. Their bodies are covered, predominantly, with grayish-white fur, but the head is usually white. Opossums are often mistaken for large rats. Opossums are found on farmlands and woodlands and have migrated into more urban communities. Being omnivores they eat just about anything. They have been deemed scavengers because they raid garbage cans. Opossums, however, are pretty indiscreet about garbage can raids and are often caught red-handed. Like raccoons and skunks, opossums are nocturnal. What can you do to prevent problems from occurring with these wild neighbors?

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