@lastsaracen Opossum is generally in the Western hemisphere and is the fugly mean looking thing us Americans are used to. Possums are generally in Australia and surrounding areas and are very different from the opossum. Essentially possum is a misnomer which carried over to Australia and is also heavily misused in most slang or lazy vernacular to really mean opossum. So I think that the Australian possum should be called something else and then using the term possum is no longer confusing.
Outstanding footage of this beautiful & endangered species! 'Gymnobelideus leadbeateri'
Year discovered - 1867
Year re-discovered - 1961
Naturalist Des Hackett was the first person to breed this species in captivity & Des created the original Leadbeater's Mix -
my 'PML' mix was modified for captive sugar glider's in the USA & took several years to locate & collect Des Hackett's work with this beautiful species
You know, I have fed my sugar gliders BML (Bourbon's Modified LEADBEATER) diet for years and I don't think I have ever ever watched videos of actual Leadbeaters! Cute!
This is a nice clip of the Leadbeater's Possum. However, what's difference between opossums and possums?
lastsaracen 7 months ago
@lastsaracen Opossum is generally in the Western hemisphere and is the fugly mean looking thing us Americans are used to. Possums are generally in Australia and surrounding areas and are very different from the opossum. Essentially possum is a misnomer which carried over to Australia and is also heavily misused in most slang or lazy vernacular to really mean opossum. So I think that the Australian possum should be called something else and then using the term possum is no longer confusing.
possum007 7 months ago
In which way are they different from sugar gliders? I have 5 Sugar Gliders at home and really can't tell...
hyder81 1 year ago
Possums have no patagium.
possum007 1 year ago
Outstanding footage of this beautiful & endangered species! 'Gymnobelideus leadbeateri'
Year discovered - 1867
Year re-discovered - 1961
Naturalist Des Hackett was the first person to breed this species in captivity & Des created the original Leadbeater's Mix -
my 'PML' mix was modified for captive sugar glider's in the USA & took several years to locate & collect Des Hackett's work with this beautiful species
tinytracks 3 years ago 2
You know, I have fed my sugar gliders BML (Bourbon's Modified LEADBEATER) diet for years and I don't think I have ever ever watched videos of actual Leadbeaters! Cute!
kipluck 3 years ago
SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!
guinylover 4 years ago