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TIL newborn opossums are the size of a dime (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/opossums@lemmy.world

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I knew they were tiny because they are marsupials, but not that tiny. Squee!

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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Yes, that’s it! They climb in there, swallow the nipple and continue to “bake in the oven.”

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sugar Gliders are tiny, they look similar in size to larva last time I saw them

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

(not mine this is just a picture from online. I would never recommend doing this, they likely killed it because they navigate with limited senses to travel to the nipple)

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So is it just like full of shit when they are coming out?

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Yeah, that’s an excellent question. It doesn’t sound like the cleanest operation.

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

And they probably have a nice proper fourth trimester too.