Saturday, March 12, 2011

Visitor

We had a little visitor, this morning. When I went out to open up the shutters, lo and behold, there was a little possum who had snuck in behind the shutters- probably to escape from the neighborhood dogs. He did not seem to be hurt, and has moved behind the open shutters and taken a little bread. I am sure he will find his way home, tonight, when it gets darker.

I also got a new one peso coin and this now features the armadillo (which in Uruguay is called a "mulita"). I have always thought of armadillos as being desert creatures, but apparently they can be found in Uruguay (I don't know where, however).

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 4:20 AM

    It´s a possum not a racoon :)

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  2. WallyMarch 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Yeah- you are right. The coloring on the face confused us. I always thought possom faces were almost all light colored, with no variation...... But it is a possum.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    Possum? Racoon?
    Please tell me I am not losing it,
    but when I read this article the last
    time I am almost certain that it
    said "badger"!

    It's a cute looking critter, however
    -- and I am sure more welcome than
    the last uninvited visitor (the one
    who left without his shoes)!

    -- Phil

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  4. WallyMarch 15, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    Yes, Phil- you are not going crazy (well, to be honest, I can't say that for certain). I edited the post to correct my erroneous identification of the animal. I had said it was a badger, but apparently it is a possum.....

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  5. AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    Its not a possum , nor a racoon, it is a local nocturnal animal called COMADREJA !

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  6. AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    http://www.laligasanitaria.com.uy/comadrejas-control-plagas-educacion.asp

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  7. WallyMarch 16, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    A Comadreja (monodelphis dimidiata) is a possum species in South America. Note the following wiki reference:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-sided_Opossum

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