opossum

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The second season, which premieres Tuesday, is called “Lost in the Jungle,” and it follows the journeys of an opossum, an iguana and a jumping spider in the Central American rainforest.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

The demolished deer, the obliterated opossum, the wrecked raccoon: This is the detritus of our human-dominated age.

From Slate • May 25, 2024

In the end, though, it was just a "giant opossum that was under the house", she testified.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

William Voiles, an artist who makes braided trinkets, said the 1-year-old opossum had been confiscated in the city’s French Quarter during Mardi Gras celebrations earlier this month as part of a public safety effort.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

The opossum closes its jaw, tilts its head, and considers me with its bulbous black eyes.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz