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Illustration from The Cat Who Went to Sea by Kathryn and Byron Jackson, pictures by Aurelius Battaglia. 1950.

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For folks in the notes very upset that she only has two babies left: These baby possums are of dispersion size - they're big enough to leave mom and fend for themselves. These two are just the ones who haven't moved out yet.

Oh wow I had no idea they were so tiny when they left home! Our possums in Australia don't have as many babies so they're generally 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the mum when they get kicked out.

I would definitely assume a baby opossum was abandoned if I hadn't been told otherwise.

Every year wildlife rehabs are delivered many perfectly healthy baby possums for this exact reason and generally, it means they get a little boost of assured safety, food, and hydration before being released. Imagine, you're newly 18 and starting your adult life - you're just kind of walking around, maybe on your way to community college or something, and a Kindly Cosmic Horror picks you up, carries you to a fancy hotel where you are given several really excellent meals and maybe receive a series of vaccinations, then you are dropped into a resource-rich area approximately nearby where the first Kindly Cosmic Horror picked you up. This is how life is for young Virginia possums every spring.

Red Deer Entering Forest by chrisgj6 on Flickr.

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"do not attempt," the caption says

"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO," i scream back, already halfway over the fence

Your daily dose of cat memes

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Cats painting studies by Paul Rabaud

My uber driver is kinda small (via)

This European Eagle Owl’s tippy taps

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More tiny painting commissions of animals being studious! All are 2x3 to 3x3 inches in size, ink and watercolor. I love painting them! The mouse and fox are both available as prints and other merch in my Redbubble shop! Link in my tumblr bio!

Little kitten is cuddled up