Common Brushtail Possum - Kitchen Raider from Australia
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- čas přidán 14. 01. 2018
- The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula, from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", previously in the genus Phalangista) is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, it is native to Australia, and the second largest of the possums.
Like most possums, the common brushtail possum is nocturnal. It is mainly a folivore, but has been known to eat small mammals such as rats. In most Australian habitats, leaves of eucalyptus are a significant part of the diet but rarely the sole item eaten. The tail is prehensile and naked on its lower underside. There are four colour variations: silver-grey, brown, black, and gold.
It is the Australian marsupial most often seen by city-dwellers, as it is one of few that thrives in cities, as well as a wide range of natural and human-modified environments. Around human habitations, common brushtails are inventive and determined foragers with a liking for fruit trees, vegetable gardens, and kitchen raids.
The common brushtail possum was introduced to New Zealand in 1837 to establish a fur industry, but in the mild subtropical climate of New Zealand, and with few to no natural predators, it thrived to the extent that it became a major agricultural and conservation pest.
The common brushtail possum has large and pointed ears. It has a bushy tail (hence its name) that is adapted to grasping branches, prehensile at the end with a hairless ventral patch.Its forefeet have sharp claws and the first toe of each hind foot is clawless but has a strong grasp.The possum grooms itself with the third and fourth toes which are fused together. It has a thick and woolly pelage that varies in colour depending on the subspecies. Colour patterns tend to be silver-gray, brown, black, red or cream. The ventral areas are typically lighter and the tail is usually brown or black. The muzzle is marked with dark patches.
The common brushtail possum has a head and body length of 32-58 cm with a tail length of 24-40 cm.It weighs 1.2-4.5 kg. Males are generally larger than females. In addition, the coat of the male tends to be reddish at the shoulders. As with most marsupials, the female brushtail possum has a forward-opening, well-developed pouch. The chest of both sexes has a scent gland that emits a reddish secretion which stains that fur around it. It marks its territory with these secretions.
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crazy how friendly they are in australia, in a park in the middle of Melbourne’s CBD/City there’s a huge colony of possums and they’re even nice enough to let you pat them and pick them up as long as they get their fruits, they even take the food from you really gently so they don’t hurt you
Prove it
@@aliREGGAEE i can send or i can just post it on my channel
Flagstaff gardens
@@YortOK exactly right
I used to deliver pizzas... and I had to deliver to this caravan park. And this possum walked directly up to me as I was waiting. I've never encountered or dealt with them before so I was kinda freaking out like it was gonna attack me or something haha
These possums are cheeky buggers!
got one broke into my house thru the chimney last night. bathroom was a mess with black footprints but it was surprisingly cute when I confront it. I opened the front door to let it go.
I have 2 possum living in my shed and we feed them everyday
These possums are so cute love that they took the carrot from your hand have subbed to your great channel you have some great animal videos thanks for sharing :)
THEYRE IN MY WALLS RIGHT NOW! and im trying to help them out.
Whole bunch of cuties!!
My main memories of these things is them inside my walls screeching into the sky at school camp and finding dead ones........
I love them they just look so cute when they eat 😍😍
They are adorable, but they stink to high heaven!! 🥴
Your opossum are so much cuter than ours!!!! Lol! Wat the heck Australia??? Everything there is cute!
there not opossums, opossums are a completely different species.
NZ Life these are what Australians refer to as an opossum or possum, whichever. I can google this animal and the google results all indicate that it is an opossum or possum indigenous to australia. I am fully aware that it is a different species than our North American opossum. I am a 50 year old woman. I’ve been on the 🌍 for a bit and before I speak I ALWAYS fact check my information because I’m not one of these tools who thinks they are bright and who try to perpetuate that fallacy by behaving in a false and condescending manner. Such behavior is most certainly NOT indicative of any level of neither intelligence nor knowledge. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
They are also in New Zealand too.
Anyone else find it ironic that Australia gets the "cute" opossum with all the dangerous stuff they have in the country while we in America get the "ugly" opussum.
The American ones look so creepy. Would scare the shit out of me if I saw one at night.
Australian ones are cute and friendly though 😊
The Australian ones are ugly as well
@@themanwhowouldbebrick On the Ugly scale, the American one wins.
@@speakstheobvious5769 yeah
They are just possums in australia.
Wonderful video
Very good channel .Love it.I have subscribed you 216 !Good luck!
Great video! They come in all colors.
brow, grey, black, red, yellow, white/albino, blue and silver
*very nice friend*
we have the short eared possums at our place, mum, dad and bubs...i think they appreciate their possum box we made for them
What lovely creatures!❤
I love our possums
A good channel. Thank you. 161
Okay well this is adorable
Interesting, thanks for posting this video
Great video thanks for sharing have a great week
great channel :)
Great channel and thanks for the advice I appreciate it.
Pretty cool!
We subbed and loved!!!
Great animal videos
Oh they look a little scary in the dark. There eyes lit up like that. But when you see them in the light, they are sooo cute and adorable! :) Thanks for sharing your video with us. We subscribed and leave you a big like! :)
omg they are so cute!
Great channel
They are so cute :)
So cute , I love animal , liked and subbed your great channel
These cute little critters haven’t read the rule book don’t bite the hand that feeds you because my little blossom just bit me again trying to give her some food still lover
Very-very nice video :)
Pretty cool!))))
I HAVE ONE OF THEM AT SCHOOL
11Like like like like like very nice video my friends
Funny animals))liked and happy friends
I've never seen that type of possum! great video!
they're australian
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incredible
They're so cute... I subscribed #147
Thanks for visiting :D
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Попить хотел.Испугался.Какие они красивые.
so cute
OMG I have those Possums at my house ❤
He looks perpetually ashamed what did the little guy do
like the music ! suits the subject.
nice video, interesting, thank you for sharing. i have 2.9.8 and 56, nice to meet you
Just subbed to your channel !
Some of those animals scared me!! Subbed also!
Just gave you support!
cool animal
I never seen Possum before! tfs :)
Nice video frends, I like it.
Victorian possums and gliders are the best!
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Thank you for sharing this video! Like+sub!
Subbed #197 Thank you! ❤
Reading these comments is so weird. I live inner north Melbourne not far from CBD and these guys are walking my fence climbing my trees and grunting at me nightly. Also cockatoos, rosellas and flying foxes. I guess we are spoiled in Melbourne for wildlife encounters
I would die for this creature.
I kill them so they die for me
Cooles Tier 👍
Thag looks like a fossa and sugar glider well a giant sugar glider
Cute
Super like
204... thanks for the support
Yes, I liked the video! Like # 30. And I've subbed to your channel by # 257. The bell is on! Good luck!
already subbed
Thank you for sharing. First time to see a common brushtail possum. thank you for visiting my channel.
That animal was from Willow (1988)
1:00 I’ve never seen one that dark before
Nice video i like and sub 🎈🎈🎈🎈
Subbed,liked and gl :)
New subbie with 253 and like 14. notify was hit :D
like, suscrito
is it the same possum or do you have lots of them? very cute, they're like over sized rats. thanks for visiting, we are number 214 and watched in full
They get offended when compared to rats
#261 done sub. . Omg so cute 😍😍😍
They’re fucking cuties
Subbed 143 GL!
You have a very cool and interesniy channel! Let's be friends! LIKE!
Do people keep them as pets?
I’d much rather have these guys raiding my kitchen instead of ants.
#198
what an awesome channel! big like#11 sub and bell!🦄
Great footage! subbed back.
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Wow Awesome video ! 👍12 New sub #248 watching full
280 sub\...nice
I signed up /300
Golden possum?!!
Love watching these vids animals just being themselves and not living in someones house to be used for insta likes
Funny animals! subbed back.
Hi Animal Tales, subbed #275 and liked. Hope for a feedback and have a nice day!
nice video...i subb 261
I liv in Australia
Done 247
Subbed, nice chanell, will be back later
OK! #207
subbed 197 liked 22
Those are cute us americans got stuck with the ugly ones lol.