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Do possums climb trees?

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In order to understand where possums live, it would be better to understand their way of living. Possums are primarily nocturnal mammals, which means they are primarily active during the night. They start searching for food after the dark and until dawn. read more

Possums are not like birds and do not sleep in the branches of the trees. They are like other mammals that make dens in different places on the ground, and they curl up and sleep there, protected by their den. So, possums can climb trees but they do not live in trees. read more

As to why they climb trees there are a couple of common reasons. There aren’t many things that possums like more than persimmons and they’ll certainly climb for other kinds of fruits. The other really common reason is to escape predators. read more

They do indeed climb, and live, in trees. However, an adult possum lacks the tail strength to hang from its' tail, as reported by some. The young may accomplish this feat for a few seconds, due to a smaller body mass, but to hang upside down and pretend to be batman, it just ain't gonna happen. read more

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