![]() If the opossum doesn’t fasten to a functioning nipple, it dies. An opossum litter may consist of 25 young, but a female has only 13 nipples, not all of which may provide milk. The mother opossum licks the pouch and other fur (see above) to help the baby opossums in their journey. Immediately upon birth, they have to use their small but strong front legs to clamber into the pouch. They are essentially, as nature writer Ted Williams notes, walking embryos.
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