Playin' Possum
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 68787096 - Virginia Opossum; Walton County, Georgia. January 28, 2021.
A woman checked out a humane box trap from animal control to trap feral cats. But coming out the next morning, she saw something that wasn't a cat! One of the officers brought the trap back to the animal shelter and I had to get some photographs before releasing the opossum in another area.
I removed it from the trap to try and get some more natural looking photographs. But as soon as it came out, it actually started "playin' possum"! In all my years of dealing with Opossums I've never seen such a convincing performance. A real Academy Award winner!
- Walton County, Georgia
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 68787096 - Virginia Opossum; Walton County, Georgia. January 28, 2021.
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A woman checked out a humane box trap from animal control to trap feral cats, but accidentally caught something else! I wanted some natural photographs before releasing it in another area. But when I got it out of the trap it started "playin' possum" (fourth photo).
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