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Opossum!!

AZDigitalArtistAZDigitalArtist Posts: 792
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Congrats, AM, this is absolutely adorable!

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  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,774

    ...and tasty as well yes

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,868

    And they can be really mean and vicious.

  • alexhcowleyalexhcowley Posts: 2,392

    This week's budget has already gone on Stonemason's latest creation but the possum will be mine before long.

    Cheers,

    Alex. 

  • PennamePenname Posts: 344

    Really stunning model!

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,293

    I have had them bare their teeth at me & growl when trying to shoo them off the back porch away from the dog's food it was eating. Their teeth are like razors.

    I'll still buy AM's though.

  • maikdeckermaikdecker Posts: 2,752
    edited July 2022

    FSMCDesigns said:

    ...and tasty as well yes

    I think I heard they are a part of the famous american dish named "Roadkill Stew"!?! So shouldn't it come with a "flattened" morph and a shovel prop? devil

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  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,774

    maikdecker said:

    FSMCDesigns said:

    ...and tasty as well yes

    I think I heard they are a part of the famous american dish named "Roadkill Stew"!?! So shouldn't it come with a "flattened" morph and a shovel prop? devil

    My grandmother was from the country here in the US and they ate all kinds of animals. When I was 16 she made a possum stew, which i didn't know at the time and it was really good. I had never really seen one before, so I had no impressions on what i was eating. 2 years later i was with my Dad and 2 of his friends checking raccon traps on a lease. one of the guys was talking about different ways his mother would prepar possum. We came upon a dead, bloated cow and I threw a rock at it. All of a sudden 10-12 possums ran out from inside of it. me and that guy lost out lunch at that moment, LOL

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,649

    Charlie Judge said:

    And they can be really mean and vicious.

    Dog sized rats they are. 

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,026

    Thankfully, I've never seen one as large as a dog, only cat-sized. I cannot imagine skinning and cleaning one, and then being able to stomach it. They are gruesome creatures.

  • cherpenbeckcherpenbeck Posts: 1,413

    Maybe dog-sized rats, but this one looks cute.

  • RedfernRedfern Posts: 1,617

    Now for some postive points about 'possums...

    • They are far less prone to rabies compared to other mammals.  Why?  Their core body temperature is too low for the virus to survive.
    • They can be quite friendly.  When still a child, a friend of mine from another board had one as a "pet".  It even sat on the couch with the family ro "watch TV".  (Maybe the constantly changing colors and light levels intrigued her.)
    • They can be shockingly intelligent.  Said same "pet" solved the latching mechanism to her cage; "escaped"; found her owner's room and climbed in bed to snuggle with her!  After that, the family did not bother locking the cage, letting the "critter" to roam the house, catch bugs and eat them.
    • Relating to the prior point, 'possums eat many of the harmful and destructive insects that would otherwise infest our property.
    • While almost any animal will attack under the "right" circumstances, the baring of those pointy teeth and hissing is usually just a bluff.  Considering the standard reaction from people, well, it works.

    There quite a few YouTube videos showing the nicer side of 'possums.  Check'em out.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 11,649
    edited July 2022

    Dogs come in all sizes.  I'm thinking of Corgi or (ugh) Pug size. We caught a huge 'possum in a cage trap in Florida.  Not happy he was.surprise  Made a lasting impression on me.  I won't get one as a pet.indecision (Yes, he was released miles away in the swamp.)

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  • AZDigitalArtistAZDigitalArtist Posts: 792

    We used to have one visit our back porch in Michigan, even bringing her babies along.  I'd say, "Ugly kitties," and the cats would run to the patio doors and hiss at them.  I thought the babies were adorable.

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,066

    FSMCDesigns said:

    ...and tasty as well yes

    Still the most popular Roadkill Classics® flavor and now it's 21% less likely to cause Disgruntled Vole Complex©! 

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,066

    It needs a link to the product so future generations can appreciate this thread once the product isn't brand new anymore...

    https://www.daz3d.com/opossum-by-am
     

    Also... for anyone not familiar with North American possums... they carry their babies on their backs, so that cover promo isn't a possum with a lot of adorable growths on its body, those are the kids going for a ride with mom.

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,066

    xyer0 said:

    Thankfully, I've never seen one as large as a dog, only cat-sized. I cannot imagine skinning and cleaning one, and then being able to stomach it. They are gruesome creatures.

    Baby Backyard Possum disagrees with the gruesome verdict...

    Look at that little face with that adorable prehistoric proto-mammalian snout and those tiny little foot-hands... couldn't you just snuggle him all day long?

    I feel they get a bad rap because the only time people encounter them, they are snarling or rotting in the sun... I totally sympathize with that because that's how most people encounter me too.

  • Alessandro MastronardiAlessandro Mastronardi Posts: 2,629

    AZDigitalArtist said:

    Congrats, AM, this is absolutely adorable!

    Thanks, I hope you folks like it. Cheers

  • maikdeckermaikdecker Posts: 2,752

    Redfern said:

    Now for some postive points about 'possums...

    • They are far less prone to rabies compared to other mammals.  Why?  Their core body temperature is too low for the virus to survive.
    • They can be quite friendly.  When still a child, a friend of mine from another board had one as a "pet".  It even sat on the couch with the family ro "watch TV".  (Maybe the constantly changing colors and light levels intrigued her.)
    • They can be shockingly intelligent.  Said same "pet" solved the latching mechanism to her cage; "escaped"; found her owner's room and climbed in bed to snuggle with her!  After that, the family did not bother locking the cage, letting the "critter" to roam the house, catch bugs and eat them.
    • Relating to the prior point, 'possums eat many of the harmful and destructive insects that would otherwise infest our property.
    • While almost any animal will attack under the "right" circumstances, the baring of those pointy teeth and hissing is usually just a bluff.  Considering the standard reaction from people, well, it works.

    There quite a few YouTube videos showing the nicer side of 'possums.  Check'em out.

    A zoo in Germany had one, which became some kind of celebrity (due to a weekly TV show about the zoo). Her name was Heidi and here's pictures of her. 

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,026

    McGyver said:

    xyer0 said:

    Thankfully, I've never seen one as large as a dog, only cat-sized. I cannot imagine skinning and cleaning one, and then being able to stomach it. They are gruesome creatures.

    Baby Backyard Possum disagrees with the gruesome verdict...

    Look at that little face with that adorable prehistoric proto-mammalian snout and those tiny little foot-hands... couldn't you just snuggle him all day long?

    I feel they get a bad rap because the only time people encounter them, they are snarling or rotting in the sun... I totally sympathize with that because that's how most people encounter me too.

    Sorry, McGyver, even a borderline cutie like the one pictured still gives me the heebie jeebies. 

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,214
    I've seen a lot of possums, even eaten some, and kept a baby for a pet. Squirrels make better pets and taste better,too. The model looks great though,AM. I'll pick one up,for sure.
  • nomad-ads_8ecd56922enomad-ads_8ecd56922e Posts: 1,960

    McGyver said:

    xyer0 said:

    Thankfully, I've never seen one as large as a dog, only cat-sized. I cannot imagine skinning and cleaning one, and then being able to stomach it. They are gruesome creatures.

    Baby Backyard Possum disagrees with the gruesome verdict...

    Look at that little face with that adorable prehistoric proto-mammalian snout and those tiny little foot-hands... couldn't you just snuggle him all day long?

    I feel they get a bad rap because the only time people encounter them, they are snarling or rotting in the sun... I totally sympathize with that because that's how most people encounter me too.

    Snarling in the Sun would make a good name for a punk rock band.  Or a darkwave group, come to that.

  • rrwardrrward Posts: 556

    Needs two heads.

  • GreymomGreymom Posts: 1,117

    Looks great, got to get it!

    Had a  possum for a pet for a little while, and they live in my current neighborhood.  When my little dogs try to play with them, they immediately play dead.  They have given some fine dramatic performances over the years.

  • JOdelJOdel Posts: 6,288

    Frequently mistaken for the giant rat of Sumatra.

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,169

    Had one attack some feral kittens I was feeding years ago. Used to lay in wait and spray it with the hose ;). Even so, I'll pick up AM's 3D version because it's part of nature. :D I have his racoon and they are even MORE vicious. :P

  • maikdeckermaikdecker Posts: 2,752

    JOdel said:

    Frequently mistaken for the giant rat of Sumatra.

    Elementary, my dear Watson! But the tale of the Giant Rat of Sumatra is one that isn't ready to be told yet. 

  • alexhcowleyalexhcowley Posts: 2,392

    AllenArt said:

    Had one attack some feral kittens I was feeding years ago. Used to lay in wait and spray it with the hose ;). Even so, I'll pick up AM's 3D version because it's part of nature. :D I have his racoon and they are even MORE vicious. :P

    There's a zoo in Hertfordshire where you can feed the Red Pandas. I've done it two or three times and I still have all my fingers!  By way of contrast, the Racoons are kept in a stout wire cage and the punters are not allowed anywhere near them!

    Cheers,

    Alex. 

  • maikdeckermaikdecker Posts: 2,752

    alexhcowley said:

    AllenArt said:

    Had one attack some feral kittens I was feeding years ago. Used to lay in wait and spray it with the hose ;). Even so, I'll pick up AM's 3D version because it's part of nature. :D I have his racoon and they are even MORE vicious. :P

    There's a zoo in Hertfordshire where you can feed the Red Pandas. I've done it two or three times and I still have all my fingers!  By way of contrast, the Racoons are kept in a stout wire cage and the punters are not allowed anywhere near them!

    Cheers,

    Alex. 

    In a very small zoo in my hometown (Braunschweig (Brunswick for englishers) in Germany) the raccoons were held for many years in an enclosement with only a 30 cm / one foot ditch accompanied by a electrically charged wire around it. They were even able to climb a tree, at which there was a small platform on which people could feed them (although there was a sign telling people to be careful, as the raccoons COULD bite). When I visited my hometown and that zoo recently that platform had been removed, but the enclosement wasn't changed.

    Seems there's different mentalities around among raccoons as among humans wink

  • Roman_K2Roman_K2 Posts: 1,252
    edited July 2022

    I'm reminded of a video documentary piece by David Suzuki that aired on Canadian television (CBC)... something about a children's storybook or movie in Japan about a baby raccoon, so cute etc. Then everybody wanted to have a "baby raccoon experience" and for a while things were great - until the raccoons weren't babies anymore and people began releasing them into the wild. Apparently they thrived, "invasive species" style, and now they are laying waste to the countryside?

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  • Roman_K2Roman_K2 Posts: 1,252

    Anyway, yeah - killer promo renders. smiley

     

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