Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Did you know that opossums are used to study the development of organs in the body?

Opossums are rarely used in scientific research but they still play an important role in developmental studies. This is because they are born at a similar stage to a 6-week-old human foetus.

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Checking babies in mother opossum's pouch by Amphibiansunrise
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=nasBURpeiHw&t=9s
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