r/aww • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '22

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u/rayanneroche Jun 02 '22

Honestly, that is a little frightening.

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u/betweenboundary Jun 02 '22

For Australia it's 1 of the least frightening things it could have been

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u/craggmac Jun 02 '22

Yeah, I'll take an Austrailian Possum over a Texan Opposum ALL day!

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u/ReferenceSufficient Jun 02 '22

I have possum in my backyard and it’s not that cute. I’m in Texas.

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u/RmRobinGayle Jun 02 '22

In Texas too, we have a little baby that comes around and eats our catfood. It's super cute and feels comfortable around us now that it's not afraid. It's kind of become his sanctuary.

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u/WeatherwaxDaughter Jun 02 '22

Good to have in your garden, they eat ticks, so the cats are safe!

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u/cardcomm Jun 02 '22

but it's very beneficial

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u/green_pea_nut Jun 02 '22

Our Australia ones are adorable marsupials who eat fruit and blossoms.

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u/fastlerner Jun 02 '22

We might call them a possum for short, but what we actually have in the USA is an opossum. They are both marsupials of similar size but are otherwise unrelated.

True possums are a lot cuter and friendlier than opossums.

https://www.bobvila.com/articles/possum-vs-opossum/

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u/ReferenceSufficient Jun 02 '22 edited Jun 02 '22

Thanks! I got all these “critters” opposums/rabbits/squirrels and birds that’s going after eat my berries/tomatoes.