CUTE POSSUM!

COMMON RINGTAIL POSSUM!

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This very cute Ringtail Possum literally landed at my feet just as I was about to get into my car. He or she and another one of the same size fell out of a tree during a visit to Roma Street Parklands in Brisbane, Queensland.

Thankfully I had my camera handy and when they were placed back into their tree, one scampered up the tree trunk immediately but this one was a bit stunned and needed a rest before it joined its companion. The Australian Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus Peregrins) Are about the size of a small cat with a body length of 350mm and their tails reaching 350mm also.

They weigh approximately 1 kg. Their colours range from sliver-grey, brown-black or rusty-red and their tails are thin with a white tip and their eyes are dark caramel colour. They are found in rainforest areas, along waterways, in parks and in backyard gardens especially if thick vegetation is available.

They dwell happily in suburban areas but are threatened by cats and dogs. Ringtail possums are common in Eastern Coastal Australia, South Eastern areas and in Tasmania. Their diet consists of flowers and leaves build tidy nests built of ferns, twigs and bark, preferring mango, palm and bottle brush trees. They can often strip the leaves completely from umbrella trees. Although they are generally quiet, they can make sudden, high pitched sounds.

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