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Brush tailed possum

Possum eating a native mistletoe, Peraxilla colensoi.

A possum eating a native mistletoe, Peraxilla colensoi. New Zealand scientists are working on a vaccine that would make possums infertile.

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Rights: Rod Morris
Published: 9 September 2008Size: 12.35 MB
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