A friend of mine who works for the state Department of Transportation noted road crews have been removing a lot of roadkill opossums from local highways lately. I did a little research and found this phenomenon has nothing to do with any sort of spring-time breeding or migratory behavior. It comes down to their diet. There's a host of other animals that get hit by cars this time of year and opossums often dine on the carcasses - including their own kind. "Opossums lived during the...
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