opossum

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The second season, which premieres Tuesday, is called “Lost in the Jungle,” and it follows the journeys of an opossum, an iguana and a jumping spider in the Central American rainforest.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

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

At the same time, the scientists identified over 1,000 genes with activity profiles differing between human, mouse and opossum.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

It’s not like the opossum can injure me more than I already am.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz