Animals

There Is Always One

After my first shot, I stood still & mama finally relaxed and turned sideways. That is when I saw there were 4 babies, not 3. Number 4 was struggling to find a handhold on the other side from it's siblings. Every big family has that one kid that marches to a different drummer.
North American Opossum /Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

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