This species slowly moved north, crossing Central America, through Mexico, and then onward to fill a niche in a lot of North America. We have seen a similar movement in recent memory, with the armadillo. It is following much the same pattern as that of the opossum. A nocturnal creature, the opossum is an opportunistic eater, omnivorous by nature, sticking its long nose into anything that catches its fancy. During the day, it dens up, in brush piles, logs, rocks, or the abandoned burrows of other animals.
Opossums are a favorite pastime for the hundred pound mutt.
Try as we might, we cannot discourage him from bringing them up, trying to get them to play. A little toss and shake, and the game is over. The mutt goes to lay down, a short distance away, the opossum feigns being dead. Mostly, they later escape. It has gotten a lot better, here at the end of the road.