Category: Reproductive Biology
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What Eats Possums? – Opossum Predators
Virginia opossums have a fairly lifespan. They can live no more than 2 to 4 years largely because they haven’t developed a special defense against potential predators. However, the population inhabiting Sapelo Island is thought to have longer lifespan because they don’t have any natural predators. What Eats Possums? – What Eats Opossum? Some of…
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How Many Babies Can a Possum Have? – Possum Reproductive Biology
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) or the common opossum one that occurs in the United States, are thought to give as many as 20 babies at one time. However, not all of them can make it to adulthood. As a matter of fact, only half of babies survive. Studies suggest that there are some babies…