Wayne Longbottom documented this momma Virginia Opossum carrying her growing babies on her back in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland yesterday. America's only marsupial starts with tiny honeybee-sized babies in her pouch, which move out and into piggyback / possum-back mode as they mature. These cuties should be between 2 1/2 to 4 months old. Not only is Virginia Opossum the only marsupial in the U.S. and Canada, it's the the marsupial with the northernmost range in the world.
📸: (c) Wayne Longbottom - Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/20/2024).
More at Maryland Biodiversity Project:
https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/760
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