Playing Opossum
This is Polly the Opossum.
The Gulf State Park Nature Center found a mother opossum that got hit by a car.
They rescued her babies and Polly is one of them. Her siblings were released but they kept her.
Polly has a pouch for her young which means she is a marsupial.
She can have up to 13 babies. When they are born they are the size of a honey bee.
The babies go into her pouch and stay there for 70-125 days. Then they go up to the mother`s back and hang on her for another 1-2 months to learn what to eat.
They are omnivorous which means they eat meat and plants.
She loves to hold on to you with her sharp nails and super strong tail as shown here with Mariah.
Opossums only live to be about 18 months in the wild.
In captivity they can live to be almost 4 years old.
Never approach a wild opossum and attempt to hold or pet it!
Polly is a Sweetheart because she was raised at the Nature Center.
In captivity they can live to be almost 4 years old.
Never approach a wild opossum and attempt to hold or pet it!
Polly is a Sweetheart because she was raised at the Nature Center.
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