Australian possum

Australian ringtail possum - adult . Often found in suburban gardens. Google search

I feel for animals whose official name starts with the word "common." As if they're not as worthy of our attention. Thus is the case with Australia's common brushtail possum. I guess it's appropriate, however, as this is the most widely seen possum species not only in wild, forested environments of the country, but it

Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) is a critically endangered possum largely restricted to small pockets of alpine ash, mountain ash and snow gum forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, northeast of Melbourne. It is primitive, relict, and nongliding, and, as the only

A friendly Brush Tailed Possum at Nubeena

It’s time to stop thinking of possums in our cities and suburbs as pests and vermin and welcome them instead as urban wildlife.

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