possum
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Videos of stadium workers capturing a possum in one fan section and spraying gnats on the field during the last few weeks haven’t helped the team’s image.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
A camera trap in Tasmania originally set to photograph quolls captured a possum mother and joey passing nightly to forage.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Found among the stuffed animals at one airport gift shop – an actual living possum.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
"Only in Australia and only at Hobart Airport could a local possum pop in for a quick browse among the souvenirs," an airport spokesperson said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
Sometimes he had looked longingly at the lantern and possum sack, but something inside him had said “Wait. Wait and go together.”
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
The remains came from both native and introduced animals, including cows, kangaroos, emus, sheep, pigs, dingoes, rabbits, possums, quolls and swamp rats.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The work represents the first direct estimate of a mutation rate for koalas or for any member of the marsupial order Diprotodontia, which also includes wombats, kangaroos and possums.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
In June, Mumbai customs intercepted two passengers arriving from Thailand with dozens of venomous vipers and more than 100 other creatures, including lizards, sunbirds and tree-climbing possums, also arriving from Thailand.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
They imported possums for fur, rabbits to hunt for sport, then ravenous stoats to control the rabbit population.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2025
We had a grass yard in front and in back, and at night raccoons, possums, and skunks walked through the backyard just as if they lived there.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
