Common Brush-tail Possum - Pouch Embryo

Common Brush-tail Possum - Pouch Embryo (Trichosurus vulpecula). Native to Eastern Australia, Introduced to New Zealand. A single young is born 17-18 days after copulation and spends 4-5 months in the well developed pouch attached to one of 2 teats. A further 1-2 months are spent sucking and riding on the mother's back before weaning is completed

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