Rats crossing the street everyone shouted and beat, want to come to the rat in the human rat in people's minds of the impression of how bad is it, everyone is more familiar with the mouse, then is anyone familiar with the possum?
Possums are as small as rats, and the largest is much larger than cats.
Due to the diversity of species and the ability to adapt to the environment, the American possum has traveled a long road of 70 million years. Fossils very similar to the living American possum were first found in the late Cretaceous strata, showing that the possum is a fairly old population in marsupials.
Possums have 5 toes on each foot, and the thumbs on each hind foot can be folded up close to the soles of the feet;
Don't look at the small size of the possum, but it has 50 fully functional teeth, and it eats all-you-can-eat meat.
Some small possums prefer to live on the ground, and their short tails play a very important role in maintaining balance for their entire body
Possums have a docile temperament, often go out at night, prey on small invertebrates such as insects and snails, and also eat some plant foods.
Of course, sometimes these possums are lazy to listen, just like the tree otter, they like to stay in the tree all day
It moves very carefully, often hooking the branch with its back foot, standing firm before considering its next move. If an intruder is found under the tree, it does not flee immediately, but uses its forelimbs to hold the branch tightly and open its eyes to watch the intruder's every move before deciding on a countermeasure.
Possums have many natural enemies, such as wolves, dogs, etc., but when they encounter predators, they still have some unique skills, otherwise they will not survive to this day.