portrait of my favorite animal

The rabipelaos, so called in Venezuela, but better known throughout the world as opossums, are marsupials, that is, they are relatives of kangaroos. The common feature among marsupials is that they have a pouch on their belly, where their young develop. So, the rabipelaos are not large rats at all, as many believe.

These little animals are typical of the American continent and extend from the north of South America, passing through Central America and inhabiting a large part of the United States.

They are nocturnal animals, which is why they often enter our houses looking for food. They are omnivorous, they eat a little of everything and they are excellent pesticides because they consume mice, cockroaches and parasites such as ticks; they also hunt poisonous snakes, which earns them respect.

It is true that there are times when they become a headache for chicken farmers and fruit growers, but instead of killing them there is the option of them being caught and released far from the farm where they are disturbing.

It is necessary to handle them very carefully because they have very sharp teeth and their bite could lead to a serious infection. One way to grab them is by the tail. If they hold on to the tail, that doesn't hurt them since that is the fifth leg that they use to hang from the branches of the trees.

These little animals are the size of a domestic cat; the male is slightly larger than the female and when they feel threatened they pretend to be dead and release an intense and unpleasant odor.

Despite the fact that it is a wild animal, there are people who have managed to tame opossums and keep them as pets. Behind my house there was someone who lived there for a few months. He had at his mercy a bush of guavas and a banquet of insects to himself. Then we didn't see it anymore and we suspect that the bums riddled it, because there are people who eat them.

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