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  2. Virginia opossum - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia opossum is the original animal named "opossum", a word which comes from Algonquian wapathemwa, meaning "white animal". Colloquially, the Virginia opossum is frequently just called a "possum". [8] The term is applied more generally to any of the other marsupials of the families Didelphidae and Caenolestidae.

  3. Renovation project will expand Buttonwood Park Zoo's Animal ...

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    NEW BEDFORD — Odin the one-eyed Virginia opossum has the gift of changing the minds of visitors to Buttonwood Park Zoo about what to expect of an opossum when they meet him.. Animals like Odin ...

  4. List of didelphimorphs - Wikipedia

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    Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Didelphimorphia is an order of marsupial mammals.Members of this order are called didelphimorphs, or opossums.They are primarily found in South America, though some are found in Central America and Mexico and one, the Virginia opossum, ranges into the United States and Canada.

  5. List of mammals of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of mammals in Virginia, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. Virginia has 77 species of native land mammals (including extirpated species), and the coast is visited by nearly 30 marine mammal species. 11 species or subspecies of native Virginian mammals are listed as endangered or threatened by the state ...

  6. Meet Basil, the National Zoo's one-eyed opossum that ... - AOL

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    A one-eyed opossum named Basil has officially become an ambassador for his species at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On Sept. 2, the National Zoo, also known as the National Zoological Park ...

  7. Pioneer Trail Animal Habitat: Everything you need to know - AOL

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    What do you think of Pioneer Trail's Animal Habitat building and goals? Sound off in the comments! Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment. Entertainment.

  8. Didelphis - Wikipedia

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    The largest species, the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), is the only marsupial to be found in North America, north of Mexico. The Virginia opossum has opposable toes on their two back feet. One of the synapomorphies of this genus is the hypertrophied spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae, which also interlock. As a result, this ...

  9. Hikers are infecting Virginia wildlife with COVID-19 ... - AOL

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    Six common wildlife species in Virginia have high rates of the virus that causes COVID-19 — a disease they likely caught from humans. The virus has been found in deer mice, Virginia opossum ...