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Dictionary » P » Possum Possumpossum (Science: zoology) An opossum. To play possum, To act possum, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; in allusion to the habit of the opossum, which feigns death when attacked or alarmed. Origin: Shortened from opossum. ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: Animal digestive systemsA quick google search under "honey possum digestive system" reveals over 4000 hits. eg. http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/biol/honeypos.pdf
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Animal digestive systemsThese are questions you can answer with some searches - you might need a species or family name for the honey possum, though.
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Animal digestive systemsHi i was just wondering if anyone could hekp me with a few questions: - What is the stomach size and capacity of the koala, tiger and honey possum? - What is the relative size of the small intestine for the koala, tiger and honey possum? - Is hindgut present in the koala, tiger and honey possum? ...
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Animal Name Game!It is tough to tell in this picture - but for sure it isn't a possum. I can tell you that it is a primate. I don't think however it is a lemur (but it is hard to tell in this picture). Look at the nose, lemurs usually have whiskers and a dog like nose, ...
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Spleen analysis... (the one I highlight), unfortunately I don't have the fulltext :( Influence of the spleen on blood volume and haematocrit in the brush-tailed possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula ) TJ Dawson and MJS Denny Abstract The blood volume of T. vulpecula was measured and the influence of the spleen on the ...
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