@holon42 Opey the opossum was out on the back deck a half hour ago. He was eating the food I put out for the feral cats. He's a fairly large, old looking opossum with a big white snout. He immediately disappears as soon as I open the door.
I swear I’ve seen the same gnarly old possum for years outside. I’ve heard they only live up to 3 years in the wild, but this one has been old and huge for way longer than that.
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the average is likely skewed by the number of young that perish by predators, or are orphaned.
sounds like yours is a wily one and has a fairly good food source..