Yes, there average life span in the wild is 1-2 years, because they like to
jump under automobile tires ;^) but in captivity they may live 5-10 years.
Darin
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From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 1:16 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: O Possum, where are thou? (Was: Olympus T Ring Flash)
>
> Is it true that the Virgina Opossum only live for a little over a
> year? I seem to remember reading that somewhere.
> AndrewF
>
>
> On 07/03/2006, at 9:55 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
>
>> Wha, hell, buddy, don't shoot him! That'un's right purty. Ours have
>> short
>> grey hair, and generally look like a big, grey rat.
>>
>> Their main predator is the car. You see them along the roads at least
>> weekly. And, we're in an inner city neighborhood.
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