possum
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Bigger trees are also more likely to form hollows – a critical and declining habitat for rare species such as the greater glider and Leadbeater’s possum.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
There was a possum named Toes on set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 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
A wild possum joined stuffed furry friends in an Australian airport gift shop this week, surprising travellers in an adorable case of hide and squeak.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
At the door, the father took down a lantern that hung on the wall beside a possum sack and shook it.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
Scavenger animals such as possums, red foxes and crows can be exposed to the virus while devouring the carcasses of infected birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
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
“I think it’s a pipe dream,” said 83-year-old Georgie Oborne, who lives on the Banks Peninsula, where Millichamp and Scmack track possums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2024
The squirrels, the mice, rats, frogs, possums, lizards.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
