The “Oh So Adorable!” (But Misunderstood) Opossum By Amelia “Mia” Sampilo ’26 I am a nature lover — from trees, wildflowers, and wide-open spaces to creatures that crawl, fly, and swim — I love them all, including the northernmost marsupial in the world — the opossum! A marsupial is a female animal that usually has a pouch on its abdomen to carry its young. When looking at these marsupials, you may see what you think is a scary, horrible, rabies-infested animal, but it is my mission to prove you wrong! These animals do so much to help our environment, and one of those jobs is eating those sometimes-pesky bugs in our world. Opossums also reduce Lyme disease since they eat many ticks. In fact, opossums eat 95% of the ticks they find, and in the wilderness, there are a lot of ticks!
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