Orangutan Launches Possum out of Enclosure at Zoo — as Horrified Visitors Scream

New York Post ^ | Sep. 11, 2023 | Snejana Farberov

[nickcarraway]

Orangutan launches possum out of enclosure at zoo — as horrified visitors scream

[Farmerbob]

[...voracious eaters of ticks...]

And chickens. If I don’t get the coop closed before dark, I have to make sure and check that no opossums have snunk in. They hide in the corner and play dead until the chickens go to sleep. Then they slaughter every one they can get ahold of.

[Georgia Girl 2]

That thar is just funny! 😏

[dinodino]

Shocking only to a bunch of idiot modern soy boys.

[CletusVanDamme]

Lack of impulse control yet again.

[KierkegaardMAN]

Nothing is impossumable!

[scottiemom]

Do they use their own recipe?

[null and void]

Beat me to it...

[Spok]

Mistook him for a dwarf.

[Tommy Revolts]

It should’ve played possum.

[Danie_2023]

It looks more like a raccoon to me. Possums don’t have bushy tails. Their tails look rat-like and hairless.

[Rio]

According to a Reddit user, the possum landed in another orangutan exhibit at the zoo.

So, possum volleyball.

[NorthMountain]

It’s in Australia. Some of their possums have bushy tails.

And, of course, want to kill you.

Because Australia.

[PIF]

It is definitely a raccoon, not a possum. You can see he has a bushy tail, the ‘bandit mask’ around his eyes, and a long hairy snout.

[dfwgator]

[Verginius Rufus]

From the nature programs on TV, you would believe that orangutans are all peaceful, cuddly creatures. We’ll never know what caused this. Maybe the possum misgendered the orangutan.

[Rio]

Aussie possums are slightly less disgusting-looking than North American versions:

[stars & stripes forever]

13 Facts About Opossums

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/544902/facts-about-opossums

[dljordan]

“I was in NZ about 15 years ago. The locals took me hunting at night for these vermin. Their eyes shine like red candles. Had a heckuva good time!”

They are harmless and they can eat up to 5000 ticks a night. They also make great pets. They’re not vermin.

[Danie_2023]

“Aussie possums are slightly less disgusting-looking than North American versions:”

Lol... at least the tail part is less disgusting. They are cute though, in an ugly kinda way.

[dljordan]

My apologies, it’s 4000 ticks a week.