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Brushtail possum surveys Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia

“What are those wide metal bands around the tree trunks?” asked I, of our afternoon tour guide.

 

“Those are possum guards,” said she, and added that they aren't always effective.

 

They sure aren't. I spotted this uninvited Melbournian a few minutes later.

 

www.gorgeouscreatures.co.nz/NZ+Possum+Fur/Possum+vs+Oposs... succinctly explains the difference between possums down under and what we're used to in the U.S.

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Uploaded on March 12, 2015
Taken on February 28, 2015