They seem perfectly dead, exuding the odor of a dead body as well as going into a state of suspended animation. I remember one apparently dead in a Have-A-Heart trap which I dumped out and studied to make sure it was dead. The appearance of death was completely convincing to me, and I took my time. I went in the house, leaving the dead possum outside, but a while later it was gone! Sent from my iPad > On Jan 17, 2014, at 5:27 PM, "Lila Ollmann" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > My daughter, who is living in Wilder, called about a week ago to say that her dog ran across the street and killed an Opposum in the neighbor's yard, then brought it back to her house. She didn't know who she should call to report a dead Possum, wondering that her dog had killed it because she "barely touched it". We bought thought of the expression, Playing Possum, and when she went back out to check on the body, it was gone! Maybe they are just moving into the area? > > >> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 5:08 PM, Michael Choukas Jr. <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> As I write this at 5:00 PM Friday, the 17th, an opossom is sniffing around at the bottom of the pole that holds my sunflower feeder. I live in residential Hanover two blocks from the College gymnasium! >> >> We have deer in our yard every night but this is a first! >> >> Mike >> **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html **************************************************************** > > **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html **************************************************************** **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************