Sunday, June 10, 2007

Brisbane Possum

The first time I saw one of these little guys I thought he was a small racoon. Their color is a bit like a racoon and their rear legs are longer than the front so that they walk with their butt up in the air like a racoon. No mask though.

This fellow was in the park about to partake of his evening meal. He is sitting on a garbage can and climbed down in it just after I took his picture. They are marsupials and nocturnal just like North American possums. I think he is a little more handsome though...

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