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Opossums

Francis Skalicky Media Specialist, Southwest Region Missouri Dept. of Conservation 417-895-6881, ext. 1641 francis.skalicky@mdc.mo.gov
Posted 2/12/25

Springtime in nature has fostered creativity in songwriters for generations. As a result, people have long been able to mark the end of winter by listening to lyrics about April showers, May flowers, and robins that are bobbin.’ However, you won’t find any songs about ’possums having young in the spring. That’s probably due to the fact that, of the several emotions opossums evoke from humans, musical admiration isn’t one of them. Quite the contrary – most people find their sneering facial expressions disgusting, their lumbering gait clumsy, and their overall appearance repulsive.

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