The very interesting water opossum is adapted to a semi-aquatic life and shows adaptations to fit this purpose: rear legs with membrane-joined toes.
The water opossum eats primarily crayfish, shrimp, fish, frogs, and possibly aquatic vegetation and fruit.
The ‘water opossum’ is unsurprisingly found near streams or rivers in forested areas.
A trained eye might find a variety of other mammals here too, including giant anteaters, cougars, pampas deer, marsh deer, jaguars, water opossums, and a great variety of bats.
Individual water opossums are solitary and hostile toward others of their species, except during mating times.
Definition of water opossum in US English:
water opossum
(also water possum)
noun
another term for yapok
Example sentencesExamples
The water opossum eats primarily crayfish, shrimp, fish, frogs, and possibly aquatic vegetation and fruit.
A trained eye might find a variety of other mammals here too, including giant anteaters, cougars, pampas deer, marsh deer, jaguars, water opossums, and a great variety of bats.
The ‘water opossum’ is unsurprisingly found near streams or rivers in forested areas.
Individual water opossums are solitary and hostile toward others of their species, except during mating times.
The very interesting water opossum is adapted to a semi-aquatic life and shows adaptations to fit this purpose: rear legs with membrane-joined toes.