No, I mentioned neither pouches nor Australia. I linked possums to Oceania (a region of the world that includes Australia), but not marsupials in their entirety. Yes. I'm well aware that marsupials are found elsewhere but Australia, but that wasn't the essence of my question.
If you look at the link I gave in another post, you'll see where I worked in past years. Some of the knowledge shared with me by the research scientists would occasionally migrate into my thick skull ;-) To save you from finding the other post, the link is: http://www.amonline.net.au/thylacine/09.htm regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Rapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 20 June 2003 3:17 PM Subject: Re: Agfa Competition > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > BTW are American opossums marsupials? The possums of Oceania definitely > > are. > > > > If you think marsupials are animals that have pouches and live in Australia, > you're wrong. Some species do not have pouches, and some live in South > America, with the Virginia opossum ranging far north into North America. > > > > Bob > > >
