Possums are nocturnal, which means this particular critter is a night seeker that only comes out at night scouting for food. These furry pests are marsupials. This means they have pouches to carry their young, like kangaroos. Possums are warm blooded pests, which means they are also mammals.
These pests have red eyes during the day, but at night they have eyes of flame scampering through the dark seeking their prey. Possums have big bushy tails and large ears.
Possums are found in our native forest. They are mostly found in the North Island, rather than the South Island. Possum live in little burrows and up in trees.
Possums are tree exterminators which means they destroy our forest life and birds' homes. They also carry diseases to cows by infecting their drink holes. These creatures are tree dwellers and should be eradicated from New Zealand.
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Well done Jean. You have used rich language to enhance your writing and made an effort to ensure your work makes sense.
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Mrs N
cool story a2 we really liked it we all enjoyed reading it we hope you guys have really cool storys like this one again
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Well done Jean! I enjoyed reading about possums, you have done a lot of research. Yes, possums are pesky creatures.
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Mrs Vercoe :)
Well DOne Jean. Your first posting on the blog. Very informative piece of writing. I learnt something new reading your blog posting. Look forward to reading more in the future. Mrs Macfarlane
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