Did you know that possums are a danger to our native birds and that the reason that they were brought is for the fur industry.
Basically these creatures came to New Zealand in the year of 1837 for the fur industry. People didn't realise that they would eat our native birds and trees. They are nocturnal creatures, so they only come out at night. They are threats to our wildlife and trees.
More about them.
They are less likely to get rabies. They also have opposable thumbs which means that they have 1 more thumb than others. If they open their mouths you can see that they have 50 teeth! I would not like to be bitten by them. When threatened they act dead so that animals walk by them. Although this tactic will not always work because if an animal is hungry then they will eat them. In Australia they protect these animals!
The reason that they are here is because NZ wanted a fur industry. We managed to kill 20 million in one year, not that this had an effect because a female will have 1 baby a year.
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