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It's eating cat food on the cat porch so it must be a cat

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

Late nite catposting is one of our most durable inventions.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 13 hours ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago

The only North American marsupial!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 14 hours ago

screm-a ᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴛ

[–] [email protected] 15 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I walked up to a front porch with a bunch of kitties on that I pass by regularly. There were 4 cats and a possum just chilling in the cool autumn air. At least until my approach woke up the cats which then proceeded to chase the possum away.

I just wanted to pet the cats. kitty-cri-screm

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

I remember this lady in town who was a cat lady in an old mansion. There were like 5 cats in her front yard and this opossum walked up to the cats, they gave eachother a curious glance and then parted ways.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

aww so cute. there used to be a possum that lived in my backyard and sometimes sneak its way into my house through the back door lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago

You should take it up and pet it. Cats love that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

cute but please do not feed wildlife, especially wildlife that could have rabies

[–] [email protected] 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Generally good advice. Fortunately, opossums are almost completely immune to rabies: https://petshun.com/article/is-opossum-immune-to-rabies

I still wouldn't go near one.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

interesting, didnt know that! cool fact

but yeah they can have other diseases and attack humans / pets. i know a lady that used to feed grizzly bears (!?!?) and was surprised when one killed her dog

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

There's only one bear that you can feed, this one og-hex-bear

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

jfc, poor dog!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently a substantial amount of their diet is catfood in some areas.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago

I've talked with someone who works with rehab/long term care of unreleasable poss's.

Cat food is a common staple. They also get lots of veggies, a bit of fruit, and some yogurt. They also try to get them a few mice a week too. I guess metabolic bone disease (which is related to calcium I believe) is pretty common for them. Sadly, even the best care gets them to 3-5 years. Lovely little guys though.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago

screm-cool Cat? Cats can only hope to be so suave.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 17 hours ago

Woah cool cat

[–] [email protected] 13 points 17 hours ago

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