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Possum feeding

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Since their introduction to New Zealand, possums have flourished in bush and scrub habitats. Each night they eat their way through thousands of tonnes of native vegetation. Watch a video clip of one possum feeding in a native forest.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Introduced Animals of New Zealand. National Film Unit, 1960

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Gerard Hutching, Possums – Possums in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/16881/possum-feeding (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.

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Ur mum
07 October 2011
U guys are lame as.U can go suk on a.....