He’s our ambassador. They hosted a fundraiser for us. He wakes up for about 29!min at events. Sleeps the rest of the time.!He’s retired now. Donate via venmo or cashapp to keep us up and running! @NTXWC
I gave our porch possum some nice pats. He was highly concerned why this large predator wanted to scratch his back, but he wasn't against the result. WAY softer than you would think, it's super downy fur not all wirey and oily like it looks. Him's named George.
Wild ones can be surprisingly aggressive. At least the one I encountered as a child was, and my GF as a child had to fight one with a stick that attacked her. We're in Oregon. But tame ones are super cute almost like another species. lol
It's the one animal that was mixed up in shipping and Austrailia got the cute fluffy nice ones like this and we in America got the nasty one that wants to kill you if it's not playing dead...
That's like learning that the two toed sloth can be aggressive, while the three toed sloth is just as docile as they look. (I had to "Google" to remember which was which.)
JerryTheFly
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
Now i want to pet the Opossum.
rupturethestars
that's Coconut! he's a now retired permitted educational ambassador for North Texas Wildlife Center!
https://www.facebook.com/ntxwildlife
kyletaylored
hey, that's our local bar! https://www.instagram.com/beardedmonk/
cual6po44ohs4h2o
I like thwm, theyre so cute and fluffy.
alcaray
The one I petted was kind of matted with coarse fur. And boney and hard underneath the fur.
Deoxyribonucleicacidwashedgenes
You basically just described me.
Baconlovesyoutoo
*A well fed possum.
SaucedWizard
So sad, sure they are giving it pets, but I clearly just wants to dring in peace.
Myothercarisadelorean
lonelyrangerofthedreams
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJldDBoazk0ZzFjenc0YWVlYW1hYWF3NmI1OXVua2xyYThuaG91cGdnaiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/11FiDF2fuOujPG/giphy.mp4
comeonjointhejoyride
Are they dangerous in the wild? Are they easy tamed?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
Dogs? Not too much.
Possums? Here's something I found: https://reddit.com/r/Opossums/comments/t9boay/pet_opossums
RicheTheBuddha
They always look like they're trying to suppress an anxiety attack
OMGamIImguringCorrectly
The good thing about that is you can have a drink and get ticks removed at the same time.
Ryebread91
*Opossum
scissorxmextimbers
Opossum
Milolockert
Ok but how do I get a possum to a bar near me
FatherDale
Um, why is there a snow white possum on the bar? Is it the barkeep's pet?
schwaulen
To get hammered after a hard days work, mind your business.
R100GSPD
Barkeeper's Friend
Comet260
It's a touch-starved wizard in an Animagus form.
Ezzy666
Stop being speciest. It has the right to be there and there aren't possum appropriate chairs to perch on
hiyo365
Door possum. (On break)
annielalala
Well he's not just there for happy hour.
Mostlydeadpool
I mean, he IS. it's happy hour. but he also works there. for incredibly fluffy adorable definition of "work"
funkybrewster
Obviously it’s there to get fucked up.
jerusalemspider
Can I pet that dawg? Oh wait, I can? Sweet!
Alektrauniccountermeasures
Never seen one with that much fur before
veesee
What is the redneck hillbilly is going on here?
Flyspyro
Omg so cute.. also watch out. The word police are out in numbers. https://media2.giphy.com/media/wvF9tTPPW0pcQ/200w.webp?cid=a57373e5xrznjjf8ejlhg81l5f4rv6kva2k5temn7lr72rxh&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200w.webp&ct=g
OkButWhyWereTheyFilming
The possum:
Katzenkorps
Stop pampering and petting, give him/her a drink!
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
BlackBugImages
Her prayer worked!
SquintEastwood
Immediately love her and didn’t know she existed til you! Thanks ❤️
SuckMyFatOne
Impressively wide
SeaJaySail
That little yawn at the beginning...
itzu2jones31415
Beautiful,funny looking dog!
imnotinthewitnessprotectionprogram
Look at those eyes!!!!
Dannyalcatraz
Albino possum
OOOOoout for hugs!
Awmph
he's supposed to be asleep
korndogg83
Just popping in for a wee nightcap
Awmph
fair
ntxwildlife
He’s our ambassador. They hosted a fundraiser for us. He wakes up for about 29!min at events. Sleeps the rest of the time.!He’s retired now. Donate via venmo or cashapp to keep us up and running! @NTXWC
bassaro
I can relate.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
difficult pets, very unlike a cat
https://reddit.com/r/Opossums/comments/t9boay/pet_opossums/
ntxwildlife
He’s our ambassador. They hosted a fundraiser for us. He’s retired now. Donate via venmo or cashapp to keep us up and running! @NTXWC
MeMonty
I don't know how one would assess opossums are catlike.
TheHuntedSnark
That thread is a wild read. (So now I will look onto a skunk or third-generation racoon instead.)
lopix
My grandmother had a skunk when I was wee
TheHuntedSnark
... can recommend, can't recommend, any additional information?
tmphillips11
I would prefer they stay wild in my yard eating ticks and other nasty shit, but I would have to try and give it a nice pet if I saw it on a bar.
pfunk81
They don't eat ticks, that study was debunked.
pfunk81
Sauce https://outdoor.wildlifeillinois.org/articles/debunking-the-myth-opossums-dont-eat-ticks
BoogaYooga
Our impulse to pet makes us human
Loctavius
Yep. I hit one on the highway once at night and I've felt guilty for 30 years. I wanna pet a possum and say I'm sorry.
IHaveGreatKittenRecipes
I gave our porch possum some nice pats. He was highly concerned why this large predator wanted to scratch his back, but he wasn't against the result. WAY softer than you would think, it's super downy fur not all wirey and oily like it looks. Him's named George.
Kbantar
Well, they are wild animals. Also they only live about 2 years or so, IIRC.
ntxwildlife
He’s our ambassador. They hosted a fundraiser for us. He’s retired now. Donate via venmo or cashapp to keep us up and running! @NTXWC
Leithoa
Which is sad. Those dopey lil furballs deserve to live a lot longer.
Kbantar
Wild ones can be surprisingly aggressive. At least the one I encountered as a child was, and my GF as a child had to fight one with a stick that attacked her. We're in Oregon. But tame ones are super cute almost like another species. lol
ImAGrower
It's the one animal that was mixed up in shipping and Austrailia got the cute fluffy nice ones like this and we in America got the nasty one that wants to kill you if it's not playing dead...
Kbantar
That's like learning that the two toed sloth can be aggressive, while the three toed sloth is just as docile as they look. (I had to "Google" to remember which was which.)
Magnar1183
Opossum* Sans "O" is a completely different animal!
Muffinburgler
No one pronounces the O though.
gkrum6847
Americans have always used the two versions interchangeably, for 400 years. The Australians just borrowed the shortened form.
Magnar1183
Well, no one has ever accused Americans as being intelligent.
gkrum6847
Accused of* being intelligent. Fuckhead.
Pluppokopter
That's an Opossum, not a possum.
arewenotkingsandqueenstogether
What is he, Irish?
avavilina
In American vernacular English, that's a possum.
Pluppokopter
Then American varnacular english is wrong. Please stop.
gkrum6847
Hate to break it to you, but we've been calling them possums for 400 years. The Australians borrowed that shortened form from us.