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
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
William Voiles, an artist who makes braided trinkets, said the 1-year-old opossum had been confiscated in the city’s French Quarter during Mardi Gras celebrations earlier this month as part of a public safety effort.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Stephen and his mother eventually gave up trying to find the mysterious baby opossum.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
In areas were the disease is prevalent, you are most at risk of getting typhus from infected fleas if you touch, pet or come into contact with rats, opossums and stray cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
A national pest control company will provide opossums, rats, raccoons, and skunks from 10 cities.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 29, 2024
The constrictors have decimated native wildlife, including opossums, rabbits, rats, and foxes, with some suffering a decline of up to 99 percent, according to roadside surveys.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 11, 2023
Motion-activated sprinklers may deter the opossums and raccoons, but the rats and mice are too small to set them off.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Earthworms are important among the various foods of the raccoon, and are eaten in the spring and fall by opossums.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
