Field Guide 1966 - Mammals - Virginia Opossum page finished. More defenses than just "playing possum."
Habitat
The Virginia Opossum is native to the southeastern United States, and was introduced into the West during the 1930s as a food source. The Virginia Opossum has been successful inhabiting the Pacific coast, and is expanding its range into Canada.
It lives in a variety of habitats such as deciduous forests, prairies, marshes, swamps, farmlands, and even cities, and prefers areas near water. The Virginia Opossum is equally at home on the ground and in trees, and prefer dens in hollow logs, tree cavities, woodpiles, rock piles, crevices, under buildings, in attics, and in underground burrows left by other mammals.
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The Virginia Opossum is native to the southeastern United States, and was introduced into the West during the 1930s as a food source. The Virginia Opossum has been successful inhabiting the Pacific coast, and is expanding its range into Canada.
It lives in a variety of habitats such as deciduous forests, prairies, marshes, swamps, farmlands, and even cities, and prefers areas near water. The Virginia Opossum is equally at home on the ground and in trees, and prefer dens in hollow logs, tree cavities, woodpiles, rock piles, crevices, under buildings, in attics, and in underground burrows left by other mammals.
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