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🧠 Fun Facts to Make You Smarter!
- Opossums are the only marsupials (pouch animals) found in North America!
- They carry their babies in a pouch, just like kangaroos.
- When scared, opossums “play dead”—they flop over, stick out their tongue, and stay still to fool predators!
- Opossums have 50 teeth—more than any other land mammal in North America.
- They have prehensile tails, which means they can wrap them around branches to help with climbing.
- Opossums are immune to many snake venoms, so they sometimes eat poisonous snakes.
- They groom themselves like cats, keeping their fur very clean.
- Opossums eat almost anything, including insects, fruits, and even garbage—making them helpful for the environment.
- Baby opossums are called joeys, and they are born the size of a honeybee!
- They have a great memory for food, even better than dogs or rats.
📚 Word Boost – Learn Cool New Words
Marsupial – An animal that carries its babies in a pouch
Prehensile – Able to grasp or hold things (like a tail)
Joey – A baby marsupial (like a baby opossum or kangaroo)
Play dead – A survival trick where an animal acts like it’s not alive
Venom – Poison from animals like snakes or spiders
Groom – To clean fur or skin, often using the tongue or paws