#didelphis = opossum

[mammalianmammals]

 Virginia Opossums (Didelphis virginiana), mother with babies, family Didelphidae, northern United States

The only marsupial found in the United States or Canada.

photograph by Kathleen Reeder Kathleen Reeder (@kathleenreeder)

[shopcat]

LOVE IS EVERYWHERE !

[akgulogulo]

Doodle of my wife

[fyanimaldiversity]

Leucistic opossum (Didelphis virginiana) [x]

[lazer-t]

Virginia Opossum for a $5 Ko-fi supporter

Requested by @heartstringquartet

[possumcollege]

o-sym-poss-ium

[pitoframbling]

[arthistoryanimalia]

Vasily Vatagin (Russian/Soviet wildlife artist, 1883-1969), Opossum with its Babies, 1920. Oil on canvas? From the collection of the State Darwin Museum, Moscow, Russia. [via Google Arts & Culture]

[compulsoryroyalty]

@diplomatic-opossum asked for a weather based starter ☂️

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Rain.

Damn it all, of course this would happen to her. Just her luck, really.

Stuck in her pajamas, her feet splashing against puddles as she ran down the streets. She could tell people were murmuring about her situation, she could tell people were gossiping about how something like this could even occur. And honestly, the fennec was confused, just as much as anyone else would be. What was she doing, far away from her castle, without any sort of guard next to her? Why here? Why now?

Damn it! It was frustrating, it was demeaning, it was...

Wholly embarrassing. What the hell had Vulpis planned for her???

No matter. Complaining about this wasn’t going to fix the situation. As long as she can find a guard, or a noble, or someone, anyone who could help her here--God knows the castle is probably a mess, trying to look for her.

She grit her teeth, closing her eyes as she kept running as hard as she could.

She didn’t want to think about it, she hated the thought, she almost wished to die right where she--

“GAH!”

Practically slammed right into someone--but due to her small stature it was more like slamming into a wall. Either way, she was now on her butt, groaning and rubbing her head.

“Sonofa... “I am very sorry but I’m sure you can understand my predicament here,” she opened her eyes, looking up at the--

“Wh--” She tripped over her words, shocked beyond belief at the sight she saw before her.

A couple weeks before they were to meet, and somehow she ran into her on the street. What the hell were the chances?

“Miss O’Possum? Is that you?”

[forestfeeling]

Brb crying

[1ilium-candidum]

can't believe my dogs were terrified of this adorable guy <3

[memeticmetonymy]

[crudlynaturephotos]

[possumcollege]

Plus when your enemies show up you can be like, "fuck off. I'm already dead."

[thatnostalgiccarp]

Critter fact #112:

Opossums are the only marsupials in the United States

[haveyouseenthisanimal-irl]