Mamma Possums - What's Going On?

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Tasmanian devils apparently eat a number of their own babies, just like gummy bears. Gestation time is so short, 13 days in the hopper and they're out emerging pink and squirmy after less than two weeks of gestation. It actually fits within her estras cycle, so basically your monthly cycle,. So she gets pregnant and has those babies within wo a month, or whatever her cycle is. And if it was not a good litter, good in terms of number, we think she can just stop the milk supply say, 'I want to do over'

Teeth. Tails. Concentric nipples. This not-at-all-rodent has the distinction of being North America’s sole marsupial and so Alie hunted down lauded Opossumologist Dr. Lisa Walsh and launched an absolute torrent of giddy questions. How many ticks do they really eat, can we keep them as pets, how do we all convincingly feign death, opossum vs. possum, fingerprints, orphaned babies, the best possum jokes, the worst ones, venom immunity, bifurcated dongs, space portal vageens, being equally ugly and adorable, the rise of the memes, why we scream at our own asses, and more. Open a space in your heart for these critters.

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