Meet the Opossum.
Opossums have been getting the butt end of the rumour mill for years. Often regarded as dangerous and disease filled they are nothing if not the opposite.
They are seemingly immune to many things that ail humans and other wildlife including pathogens from dead or decaying animals, snake venom and Lyme disease that can be contracted from tick bites. They actually eat ticks that land on them and a single opossum can eliminate up to 4,000 ticks per week from our landscapes!
An opossum, when confronted with a threat, will often hiss or bare its teeth. Or more likely, run. But if it is surprised by a predator, it will enter a catatonic state. It basically faints and is in a state of unconsciousness. The opossum has no control over this; it’s involuntary. This state can last for hours.
As you can see, Opossums carry their young in their back.
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🎦 Credit: Unknown (DM for credit).
We're celebrating BFFs today... black-footed ferrets. These hotdog-shaped mustelids were declared extinct in 1979. Just two years later, a small population was discovered along the banks of the Greybull River in Wyoming. #ESA50
"Be tormented by strong feelings of uneasiness about the future"
"Exist at Now"
「将来不安に苛まれる」
「今に在る」
I choose the latter.
Because it is equal to the meaning of living.
後者を選択。
生きる意味に等しいから。
#NowIsAll#enlightenment