LOL! and apologies.<br>
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When I sent my reply about possums I hadn't gotten the digest with the possum replies. I notice my reply is almost identical to someone else's. I guess great minds think alike.<br>
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Adrianne Lefkowitz<br>
Madison & 48th<br>
(handled lots of wildlife calls at the shelter...)<br>
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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 08:28:32 -0400
From: Alan Thompson and Sarah Wayland <<A href="mailto:twacks@his.com">twacks@his.com</A>>
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Onslaught of Opossums in Neighborhood
To: "Lisa Grob" <<A href="mailto:lisagrob@verizon.net">lisagrob@verizon.net</A>>
Cc: 'Iris McLaurin-Southall' <<A href="mailto:elsiegoh@starpower.net">elsiegoh@starpower.net</A>>,
<A href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</A>
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The opossum society (I am not making this up) answers this question
on their "Frequently Asked Questions" page:
Question: Do opossums carry rabies?
Answer: Any mammal can get rabies. However, the chance of rabies in
an opossum is EXTREMELY RARE. This may have something to do with the
opossum?s low body temperature (94-97? F) making it difficult for the
virus to survive in an opossum?s body.
See it in context at <A href="http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/" target=_blank>http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/</A>
frequently_asked_questions.htm#Do%20opossums%20carry%20rabies?
Alan
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