Possum by Colin_Ewington
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Description
A tree dwelling Australian marsupial.
Comments (6)
wonderworld
So cool!! Whenever possum mothers are road killed their sweet babies stay in the pouch....Then people bring them to me to raise....It always makes me smile between the bottle-feeding and their evil hiss....But I know they appreciate it:)
Mondwin
Marvelous!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Fidelity2
Super cool. I thank you for this one. Great on your part. 5+!!!
photosynthesis
Nice capture. Not sure if this is a young one or a different type of possum than our American variety, but I had a nasty run in with a couple of possums one time. Our dogs cornered the pair behind a storage shed in out yard & I tried to force them out with a broom handle. One of them grabbed the broom in his teeth & fought a tug of war with me for several minutes, snarling the whole time. They have very sharp teeth & powerful jaws! We finally had to call animal control to trap them & take them away...
ImRassilon
A much more pleasant looking version of it's American cousin. photosynthesis is right, the American version are mean stubborn little buggers. Great capture.
Colin_Ewington
In answer to "Wonderworld" The first time I heard the evil hiss of a possum was way back in 1964. I had just arrived in Australia from England. I was laying in bed when something scuffled across the roof of our Nissan Hut, which was followed by the most scariest noise I have ever heard. I was surprised that such a noise could come from this cute creature. In answer to "Photosynthesis" I'm sure these Australian possums could give a nasty nip but their evil hiss is all bluff (unless your another Possum) My mum used to hand feed the ones in her garden. The one pictured only gave me a portrait sitting of 5 shots before it climbed up a tree and disappeared. Thank you everybody for your comments, they are always welcome.