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... possum stock . David Fleay , in his book Gliders of the Gum Trees , points out that New Guinea has some feathertail possums which look like the feather- tail glider but do not have the gliding membranes . Like all the gliders the ...
... possum stock . David Fleay , in his book Gliders of the Gum Trees , points out that New Guinea has some feathertail possums which look like the feather- tail glider but do not have the gliding membranes . Like all the gliders the ...
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... possum is the striped possum of north Queensland . This attractive little marsupial is not very well known . An extra- ordinary feature is the much longer fourth finger with a hooked nail . This is said to be used for ' winkling ' out ...
... possum is the striped possum of north Queensland . This attractive little marsupial is not very well known . An extra- ordinary feature is the much longer fourth finger with a hooked nail . This is said to be used for ' winkling ' out ...
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... POSSUMS Captain was the first to use the word ' possum ' when he saw a ring - tail at Cape York and was struck with the resem- blance to the opossums of America . The O has been dropped from Australian forms to distinguish them from the ...
... POSSUMS Captain was the first to use the word ' possum ' when he saw a ring - tail at Cape York and was struck with the resem- blance to the opossums of America . The O has been dropped from Australian forms to distinguish them from the ...
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