Opossums

My topic is a opossums. Opossums are from Virginia They are about 2 & a half foot in length. It has a long tail that grasps onto things like for example onto trees . It weighs like about 4 to 5 pounds. Opossums are clawless. They can be about a size of a house cat. An opossum has about 50 teeth and his or her fur is white and black. A female has a fur-lined pouch on the underside of their abdomen. The Virginia opossum is well known here in San Diego . They are really big and are so cute. But you have to be careful because they are really packed with teeth and they are really sharp teeth. They grow in to big families.

OPOSSUMS

Opossums are a member of the order Marsupialia, a primitive group of mammals found most commonly in Australia. Kangaroos, koalas and wombats are other well known marsupials.

The Virginia opossum is among the most primitive and generalized of marsupials. Its closest relative is the Central]

American opossum. An adult opossum is 2 to 3 feet long and weighs between 4 and 12 pounds. It has an elongated snout, a pink nose, black eyes and prominent, naked black ears. Its head is usually white and its coarse body fur is mostly grayish white but tends to be darker on its legs.

An opossum is well-adapted for climbing. Its feet are plantigrade (shaped so the opossum walks of the sole of its foot with the heel touching the ground) and its toes are dexterous (skillful, like fingers). Its hind feet have a toe that resembles a thumb and makes them look somewhat like human hands. Its naked, scaly tail is able to wrap around and grasp limbs and can support the animal's full weight for short penods.

The opossum's skull has 50 teeth, the highest number found in any mammal. Jennifer11