Phalangeriformes /fəˈlændʒərɪfɔːrmiːz/ are quadrupedal marsupials with long tails. They are a paraphyletic[1] suborder of diprotodontia, consiting of about 70 species[clarification needed] of small to medium-sized marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi.[2] It includes possums,[3] gliders, and cuscus.
We call them “tlacuaches” in Mexico, from the Nahuatl tlacuatzin. According to their mithology, it stole the god’s fire, and brought it to the humans in its tail, that’s why it stayed furless.
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recentSlinky@lemmy.ca · 36 pts · 118d
He knew what he was doing. Playing the long furry game.
LuckyFogic@kbin.earth · 16 pts · 118d
A tail as old as time.
zitrone@europe.pub · 2 pts · 118d
more like bestiality
TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 117d
More like best-iality, amirite?
Chainweasel@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 118d
That's an Opossum, Possum are from Australia and they're way cuter
wander1236@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 118d
The words are fully synonymous in American English, and Australian possums are named after American possums.
tal@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 118d
Looks like he's right about the Aussie ones being cuter, though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalangeriformes
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Phalangeriformes.jpg
Opossums (/əˈpɒsəmz/) are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia (/daɪˌdɛlfɪˈmɔːrfiə/) endemic to the Americas.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Baby_opossum.jpg
EDIT: !opossums@lemmy.world has cute American opossums
TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 117d
We call them “tlacuaches” in Mexico, from the Nahuatl tlacuatzin. According to their mithology, it stole the god’s fire, and brought it to the humans in its tail, that’s why it stayed furless.
Do you want to French kiss it now?
UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 118d
I would add a panel with the lady not actually dead stepping in...
ickplant@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 118d
Well, she has two vaginas now…
Source: https://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/2021/11/17/baker-opossums-widely-misunderstood-remarkable-creatures/8636797002
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 118d
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 6 pts · 118d
Time to bring a friend.
gigachad@piefed.social · 3 pts · 118d
!mrlovenstein@sh.itjust.works
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 118d
The YouTube clip "thank you, smokey" now plays like a journey of searching and reunion. It's Romeo and Juliet, pretty much.
saltnotsugar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 118d
Mission Opossible - The Action Romance
…no refunds!