Possum Jenna M. Mrs. Cottrell-grade 3

Possum Jenna M.Mrs. Cottrell-grade 3

Appearance • Looks soft • Bushy tail • About size of cat • Beautiful coat comes in silver-gray, black, or reddish- brown

Habitat • Possum lives in hollow logs and trees • Possum lives in bush land areas • Looks very dry

Food and Hunting Omnivore: eats plants, insects, leaves, flowers, eats meat Main enemies: fox, cat, bird, tasmanian devil, dogs, dingo, snakes

Nesting Behavior and Raising Young • Female possum gives birth between 2 and 4 weeks • Typically only one possum baby survives and emerges from pouch after 6 or 7 weeks

Interesting Facts • Nocturnal animal • Possum medium-sized marsupial • But 2 marsupials not closely related

Bibliography • http://a-z-animals.com/animals/ • Kangaroo and Other Marsupials by Scott Fetzer

Possum Jenna M. Mrs. Cottrell-grade 3

Possum Jenna M. Mrs. Cottrell-grade 3

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