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The Virginia opossum was designated as North Carolina’s official state marsupial in 2013, and happens to be the only marsupial found in all of America and Canada. This article covers the biology, history, stereotype and culinary use of the opossum.
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41181
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Largely due to their appearance, opossums are seen as worthless vermin. In all actuality, however, it is quite the opposite. Opossums are mostly immune to diseases, such as rabies, and eat up animals like beetles, snails, rodents, slugs, and roadkill. These smart and useful animals should be encouraged, and not feared.
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32169
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Opossums are serving as powerful biomedical tools in studies being conducted by Dr. William Jurgelsky at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, near Raleigh. The newborn opossum is much like a two-month old human fetus in its ability to serve as a unique animal model for testing the effect of suspected toxins on infant development. This article discusses Jurgelsky’s experiments and discoveries in fetal development.
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13734
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What do Southerners do with this unique marsupial? They have come up with special ways to make this animal a delicious meal.
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