Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Opoosums are absolutely horrible street crossers, they RUN AT moving cars...I can't think of an animal thats worse. Can you?
.... Still looking for my first opoosum.
Do they wear pink hats? I think I saw one on TV a few months ago...... Probably not, I guess. It was marching down the street instead of crossing it.
.... Still looking for my first opoosum.
Do they wear pink hats? I think I saw one on TV a few months ago...... Probably not, I guess. It was marching down the street instead of crossing it.
Most people don't know but what is commonly called or spelled as "possum" is actually an Opossum.
Gopher tortoises, possums and armadillos more than the squirrels I'm used to.
I saw car brake lights ahead of me the other day on a busy, four lane divided road with a 45 mph limit. As I slowed down I saw the reason. Two Sandhills cranes were s-l-o-w-l-y strutting across the road. I saw them make it safely to the grassy divider between lanes. The only thing they have going for them is their height and single-minded slowness. They don't dart or turn around. I've been told not to get out of my car to help them out of the road, they can be aggressive.
There's a wildlife rescue here and earlier this year a member posted pics on Facebook of a possum that was hit on a busy highway here. He stopped because he knew a lot of times there are babies in the pouch. There were twelve babies that he found and took to the rescue center.
one lives in north America the other in Australia.
Hmm, interesting.
In my case, I learned the "opossum" spelling in childhood. As an adult, I started just writing it as 'possum. Then I got lazy and just started writing "possum." I think part of it was because I was irritated at the awkwardly spelled/sounding word in the first place. lol I just view it as a slang way of saying/writing it.
Last edited by SeaOfGrass; 11-11-2017 at 09:20 PM..
White tail deer. The mule deer don't seem as prone to be on roadways.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Probably not, I guess. It was marching down the street instead of crossing it.
