7 Baby Opossums drinking from the bowl

These 7 opossum babies were being tube-fed at the Rainbow Wildlife Rescue in Stephenville, Texas. This video shows them being introduced to formula in a bowl for the first time.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• opossum babies
• baby opossum
• opossum rescue
• opossum rehabilitation
• rainbow wildlife rescue
• stephenville
• texas

[youthecat]

OH DEAR GOD, HELP ME! I'M EXPLODING FROM CUTENESS OVERLOAD!

Why is it when I see stuff like this, my voice raises 3 octaves and dogs bark maniacally at me?

[MissDolittle]

@youthecat LOL, I got the answer for that one! High pitched and loud noises in the animal world means distress and that usually is considered a weakness worth barking at :). That's why it's kinda unhealthy, if ya ask me, to talk to dogs in baby baby voice and drive them all nuts. In not a good way for the dog.

[whitefang8283]

so cute but what the hell are thoese?

[MissDolittle]

@whitefang8283 What does the title say?

[whitefang8283]

@MissDolittle but l meant like lion its a cat animal so what are theses in "family group"?

[MissDolittle]

@whitefang8283 Oh ok, these are Marsupials, like kangaroos, have babies in pouches. The only marsupials in America, by the way.

[freakishweirdo]

aww iv never seen a opossum, you dont get them in england. theres so cute like panda rats :)

[theball3rina]

Haha, click 4 as the video is playing. It's the cutest thing... :)

[Snoep76239]

It's cool you have a nice facility. I raised 7 orphans in my spare bathroom a few years ago;- made it into a habitat, what a LOT of work. One still lives in a hollow tree near my house.

[youthecat]

@marek0086 And rats are CUTE, too. Nuff said!

[marek0086]

@youthecat~ thats not cute!.... they look like rats.

[helloprettypie]

Ohh!I'm gonna faint! This is too cute!!

[carschmn]

I believe the correct phrase is "OM NOM NOM!"

[youthecat]

@MissDolittle Makes PERFECT sense! You know, I've noticed none of our 7 cats are particularly fond of that sound either, but over the years they've gotten somewhat used to it. Now instead of claws perforating my flesh, their ears just flatten. ;o) The only one who ignores me entirely when the squealing starts is the rabbit. I'm guessing he's deaf.