Went into the kitchen and, again, someone had thrown out a perfectly good #opossum.
(Left him there and came back an hour later to find him sound asleep}
@Graci Possums are the only marsupial native to the Americas. They evolved on Gondwana, the southern supercontinent post-Pangaea, then, much later, migrated here from South America via Panama, which formed about 4 million years ago or so.
When attacked, they have 3 main defenses. First, of course, is playing dead. There's teeth, too. They can inflict a nasty bite if sufficiently provoked. Last is a scent gland under the tail, which smells like a bag of pee-soaked gym socks left in the sun. 🤢
@POOetryma The urine is pretty bad. We've only had an issue with that once or twice in the years they've been visiting,