opossum
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A beaver’s tail creates a rhythm on the deck and an opossum has a bass fashioned out of a gourd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024
Today, there are only three survivors: the nine-banded armadillo, the Virginia opossum and the North American porcupine.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
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
“The Cajun opossum with wild rice is superb.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
A national pest control company will provide opossums, rats, raccoons, and skunks from 10 cities.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 29, 2024
They have eclipsed the alligator as apex predator and are disrupting fragile ecosystems like the iconic Everglades National Park by preying on native species like bobcats, racoons and opossums.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 29, 2024
“Unlike gut piles, which are often peppered with bullet fragments, car-killed opossums and squirrels come lead-free, Whole Foods for the necrophagous set.”
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
Alarcón said that “if you have had exposure to fleas, rodents, opossums or free-roaming cats, you should mention that to your physician.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Eventually, the class came up with more names of nocturnal animals, like bats and coyotes and opossums, and Mrs. Brisbane said that the class would be learning more about animal habits later in the year.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
