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common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) with young on her back. A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) “playing possum.”
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Brown four-eyed opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus) in the Bigal River Biological Reserve, Ecuador. animal tracks
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Which mammals have the shortest and longest gestations
Learn how the length of gestation varies among animals such as elephants and opposums.
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common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
Common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis). The common opossum is native to...
Robert J. Ellison—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) with young on her back.
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A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) “playing possum.”
Ted Levin—Animals Animals/age fotostock
Brown four-eyed opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus) in the Bigal River Biological...
Sumac Muyu Foundation/Bigal River Conservation Project - Ecuador
animal tracks
Tracks of various North American mammals.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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