opossum

Example Sentences

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The past decade has seen a boom in descriptions of unexpected pollinators, including lizards, opossums, brown rats and cockroaches.

From Scientific American

While often referred to as “koala bears,” koalas are not bears but are marsupials like kangaroos or opossums.

From Los Angeles Times

The country has a plan to eliminate its three most pervasive invasive predator species — opossums, rats and weasels — by 2050 to protect native wildlife.

From New York Times

Employees at Spenard Builders Supply called the shelter when they found the opossum, and a shelter staff member called the state Department of Fish and Game for advice.

From Seattle Times

An opossum nicknamed Prairie Dog met a gruesome fate last fall in Key Largo, Fla., when it was squeezed to death and then swallowed whole by a massive, 12-foot-long Burmese python.

From Scientific American