How Possums are Like Cotton Gins

"Hi! I'm Lily Possum!  I belong to Tom & Sky."

Possums are just like humans when it comes to favorite foods. While one may like peanut butter, another may favor milk. But what happens when they eat a food that contains both something they like, and something that they don't like?

Have you ever eaten a watermelon and spit out the seeds? (Hopefully, this was done outdoors!) Possums are fantastic seed spitters, and are much like a cotton gin because they can separate the good from the bad so efficiently.

Most possums love grapes - green grapes, purple grapes, Mustang grapes - all grapes! But although they love the grapes, they don't like the seeds at all, so as they eat, the seeds will fly out the sides of their mouth as they work to separate the 'good from the bad'.

They apply this same expertise to other types of foods, such as apples. While most love apples, they don't have a passion for the peel.

So the next time that you enjoy a backyard watermelon feast, consider leaving a bit behind for a wayward possum. Odds are, you'll find a pile of seeds in its place come morning.

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