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Opposums
Friday, December 28, 2012

Known to eat almost anything (it's an opportunistic omnivore with a very broad diet), this creature will excrete a foul odor when frightened. It has a remarkably robust immune system, and shows partial or total immunity to the venom of rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and other pit vipers. Marked with mostly grey hair, it uses it's whiskers to help find food in the dark. There is also an opossum in this picture…