Mother opossum calling to orphaned babies

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июн 2015
  • This opossum is recovering from a head injury, and already has ten babies in her pouch. When she heard three new orphan opossum arrivals making baby opossum "pish" distress calls, she responded with mom opossum "lip smacking" behavior. This sound is used when babies become separated from mom to help them find her again, and male opossums make a similar sound when courting a female. Even though mom seems interested in these youngsters, she has plenty to take care of already. She won't be adopting three more right now, although we might give it a try when her own babies are eating on their own.
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  • @LisaAHavekost
    @LisaAHavekost 6 лет назад +712

    So sweet, even injured she is caring for her babies and wants to take care of the orphaned ones. Good momma!

  • @ultimate_animal_showdown
    @ultimate_animal_showdown 5 лет назад +343

    I actually didn’t know opossums make a scissors cutting noise oof

    • @mkhan2339
      @mkhan2339 4 года назад +30

      Ultimate Animal Showdown yes, great description of the sound

    • @jimpease280
      @jimpease280 Год назад +4

      That's the sound I make when calling our yard oppossum O.P.

    • @mauzawa
      @mauzawa 11 месяцев назад +2

      the sound is so satisfying tho

    • @trayne8814
      @trayne8814 11 месяцев назад

      u mean a click noise i didn’t no scissoring sound just a clicking sound

  • @livelybubbs6242
    @livelybubbs6242 4 года назад +393

    Now, that’s what we call *SMACC talk*

    • @ergosumadrieyl2927
      @ergosumadrieyl2927 3 года назад +10

      This is the worst thing I’ve ever read in my life lol respectfully.

  • @whalesong999
    @whalesong999 5 лет назад +295

    Thanks for posting this. Opossums rarely get intimate glimpses into their more subtle behaviors and this is a fine one. Worth it to note that the males also will make a "click" noise when browsing. I've had several male 'guests', one who would prowl around the house making a clicking sound that was almost electric in intensity, sort of like snapping a credit card against a table top.

  • @JussyLeeTeeVee
    @JussyLeeTeeVee 7 лет назад +304

    I had no idea opossums madethat sound. What a good mama! Thank you for this video.

  • @Yoachan
    @Yoachan 8 лет назад +416

    So this is the sound I heard outside of my house at 6am. I was really worried it was a burglar or something trying to get in.

    • @h.plovecat4307
      @h.plovecat4307 3 года назад +67

      Plot twist: it WAS a robber and he was calling out to your valuables.

    • @pristinepastel
      @pristinepastel 7 месяцев назад +4

      i don't blame you, this mama sounds like a pair of bolt cutters lollo

  • @WolfGoddess77
    @WolfGoddess77 4 года назад +199

    Aww! I didn't know mother opossums would adopt orphan babies! Even with an extremely full plate, she still wants to do something about them.

  • @AlleyCatGhost
    @AlleyCatGhost 3 года назад +81

    man it's so interesting how the babies react to the sound instantly, instincts are really something

  • @ItsMeHello555
    @ItsMeHello555 2 года назад +52

    What a good momma! I hope she had a full recovery. Bless her.

  • @exilemike
    @exilemike 6 лет назад +172

    I want a baby possum, they are so cute. I'm always nice to them and they play an important role in the ecosystem, I wish other people would be more understanding of them and not be mean to them.

    • @TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_
      @TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_ 3 года назад +1

      When they get into your chicken coop and kill 15 chickens - it’s a pleasure to trap them and shoot them

    • @peasoff9110
      @peasoff9110 3 года назад +21

      @@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_ what the fuck bro

    • @peasoff9110
      @peasoff9110 3 года назад +18

      @@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_ u are crazy or some shit? They support the environment, they are not pests

    • @zacharyhonachi2166
      @zacharyhonachi2166 3 года назад +14

      @@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_ When a human gets inside your chicken coop, it's fun to trap and shoot them. Human meat is mmmmmhmmmmm delicious.

    • @roaridanbuzerak8761
      @roaridanbuzerak8761 2 года назад +2

      @@zacharyhonachi2166 all animals taste delicious. its about the preperation though. whether it is human meat or dog meat or even chicken its all about how you prepare it. animals eat other animals. its not all to wrong to eat eachother we just morally look down upon. thats why i think vegans are stupid. they think animals dont eat other animals but they do.

  • @plok7533
    @plok7533 3 года назад +36

    It's so cute, it's like she's blowing kisses at them.

  • @nat9380
    @nat9380 5 лет назад +41

    opossums are the sweetest animals 💜

  • @richardbenitez7803
    @richardbenitez7803 6 лет назад +61

    Opossums are so cute. They are amazingly compatible with humans, at least do not seem to fear humans. Other videos I’ve seen show them as pets.

  • @daystar3886
    @daystar3886 6 лет назад +36

    She's a good mother 😀

  • @brunobucciaratiswife
    @brunobucciaratiswife 5 лет назад +27

    Possums are so cute.

  • @richardpidgeon6936
    @richardpidgeon6936 3 года назад +13

    😍😍😍 Opossum Mammas are the best! What a good girl trying to settle down the little orphans

  • @deannekliene2673
    @deannekliene2673 4 года назад +25

    How cute! Its sad though, shes worried about them....

  • @jasemalvis2140
    @jasemalvis2140 3 года назад +8

    Human brings orphans home
    Mom Possum: oh hey. Those three are mine.
    Human: you already have yours
    Mom: THEYRE MINE

  • @YouKnowMeDuh
    @YouKnowMeDuh 2 года назад +9

    I love how she's tasting the air.

  • @anitarice9609
    @anitarice9609 4 года назад +8

    I love opossums♥️

  • @laceawho3530
    @laceawho3530 3 года назад +8

    I love her. I would die for her. I will live my life for her.

  • @wompol7117
    @wompol7117 5 лет назад +30

    Do they normally accept extra babies? I ask as I have a mama with six and a single orphan the same size I would love to offer if she would not hurt it

  • @shanewickham8667
    @shanewickham8667 4 года назад +8

    Learned something new today thanks.

  • @rickschlessenger3464
    @rickschlessenger3464 Год назад +1

    💗💗💗💗💗💗Such a good Mama clicking for the babies💗💗It stinks that the lifespan is 4 years.💗💗I love possums💗💗💗💗💗💗

  • @LackofAmbition
    @LackofAmbition 3 года назад +5

    WOAH I used to hear this at my grandparents house all the time in southern Michigan. Always thought it was bugs.

    • @Zincink
      @Zincink 2 года назад +1

      wow same - it was pretty close too

  • @Tovek
    @Tovek 3 года назад +2

    Opossums are such sweet, adorable fuzzy derps.

  • @99PowerNation99
    @99PowerNation99 4 года назад +3

    Aww her babies are so cute. The Mommy is so so sweet to her babies

  • @cindydufala7646
    @cindydufala7646 4 года назад +2

    This is why i came to find video as i heard this last night. Right next door. I saw it on the side vent of neighboring home. Thanks. It was dark i sure heard it and thought it was a cat stuck up in there. Yep. Definitely an opossum.

  • @sarafrey2505
    @sarafrey2505 Год назад

    This is just too sweet for words. Opossums are the most unique animals. So so precious 🥰

  • @mjremy2605
    @mjremy2605 Год назад

    Good job with the rescues! So kind and compassionate. I love possums!!

  • @leenahusa1806
    @leenahusa1806 6 месяцев назад

    Opossum babies might be one of the cutest animal babies ever

  • @critterallywithjohnernest.
    @critterallywithjohnernest. 2 года назад +2

    What a 🍯 honey bun. Squirrels and opossums are my two favorites!

  • @suryashakamuri
    @suryashakamuri 3 года назад +2

    Mother opposums pov: Ah shit which one is my child again... guess I gotta take em all

  • @countkilroygraf8816
    @countkilroygraf8816 5 лет назад +84

    Animals often have more humanity than humans.

    • @georgemoore8832
      @georgemoore8832 Год назад +1

      About 85% of the time

    • @UCannotDefeatMyShmeat
      @UCannotDefeatMyShmeat 10 месяцев назад

      I find it wild that we describe simple altruism as “humanity”
      It’s always gotta come back to us

  • @jimpease280
    @jimpease280 Год назад +1

    That's the sound I make to get the wild oppossum's attention when I have food for him.

  • @GangGang-lz8gr
    @GangGang-lz8gr 3 года назад +2

    Possums are gorgeous ♥️♥️

  • @carolyns4519
    @carolyns4519 3 года назад +1

    It's like she's blowing kisses to them!

  • @ryohn5468
    @ryohn5468 2 года назад +1

    What a cute family.

  • @WarMasterX6
    @WarMasterX6 3 года назад +3

    Hope they took to their adopted mom.

  • @denisebethany5691
    @denisebethany5691 4 года назад +1

    Shes a good mommy.

  • @artlife6210
    @artlife6210 Год назад +2

    It took me a long time to realize this sound wasn’t some weird bird in my backyard!

  • @mayonnaiseeee
    @mayonnaiseeee 9 месяцев назад

    opossums are beautiful beings

  • @rebeccafreeman9883
    @rebeccafreeman9883 4 года назад +2

    Oh my goodness, they're so cute!!!

  • @panzershock441
    @panzershock441 3 года назад +1

    Children!
    *Smacks lips*
    Come to me!
    *Smacks lips*
    Quickly now!
    *Smacks lips*

  • @coracaodanaturezaemgeral3041
    @coracaodanaturezaemgeral3041 5 лет назад +3

    I Love ANIMALS ♥️ 🌎 💚 🙏 😢

  • @alybloodshade
    @alybloodshade Год назад

    "You've brought me more children, but you won't give them to me?! I will call them until they are mine!"

  • @TanyaQueen182
    @TanyaQueen182 Год назад

    Some of the best mamas in nature.

  • @essicaj2447
    @essicaj2447 3 года назад +1

    Opossums are weird, and I love them

  • @gabriellasteele727
    @gabriellasteele727 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for the adorable video! As a new baby possum sitter, I wanted to know the sounds a mom would make to communicate with her babies. Most of the videos out there show defensive behaviors like hissing. All I can think is, my dude, they wouldn’t be hissing at you if you hadn’t cornered them. They’re such cuties!

  • @user-ux2re2wy1x
    @user-ux2re2wy1x 6 месяцев назад

    Awwee that makes me like possums better. I guess they feel love too. That is sweet

  • @lukalarrs7040
    @lukalarrs7040 7 лет назад +8

    Adorable💖❤💖

  • @islalove336
    @islalove336 5 лет назад +2

    Bless you

  • @ariesponda1763
    @ariesponda1763 4 года назад +1

    0:33 that one in the middle was like
    "You're not my dad!"

  • @vitalic_drms
    @vitalic_drms Год назад +1

    precious babies

  • @denisebethany5691
    @denisebethany5691 4 года назад

    Babies are so cute.

  • @bitchimgordie
    @bitchimgordie Год назад

    So precious. ❤

  • @tesskater
    @tesskater 2 месяца назад

    Such amazing animals

  • @206robert206
    @206robert206 3 года назад

    Cute dogs.

  • @jamesmarshall9598
    @jamesmarshall9598 3 года назад +1

    hope they reunited!

  • @ajathomas5038
    @ajathomas5038 2 года назад

    They are so cute thing 😍

  • @AnimeShinigami13
    @AnimeShinigami13 Год назад +1

    Wow that's really quiet! I expected something like a mom cat chattering to her kittens!

  • @PinkFlowers365
    @PinkFlowers365 Год назад +1

    Cute ty

  • @LiamT725
    @LiamT725 8 месяцев назад

    Opposums are so cute

  • @christianfangirl4425
    @christianfangirl4425 5 месяцев назад

    Even the mama is cute 🥰

  • @Austin_Soares
    @Austin_Soares 28 дней назад

    She's not the stepmom she's the Mom who stepped up!

  • @StrangeCreed
    @StrangeCreed 2 года назад

    Reminds me of the "crickets" given to American paratroopers in the second world war. A recognizable "click" to see if friendlies were near by.

  • @tobiasexner
    @tobiasexner 3 месяца назад

    Good mama ❤

  • @AngelusFromHell
    @AngelusFromHell 3 года назад

    Cute call!

  • @BrentDelong1253
    @BrentDelong1253 3 года назад +1

    They really are interesting creatures. I could have had a baby buddy, but I tried returning him to his mother. Sadly, I think a stray cat ate him.

  • @w0rmg0rl
    @w0rmg0rl Год назад +1

    "This sound is used when babies become separated from mom to help them find her again, and male opossums make a similar sound when courting a female." so what you're saying is opossums also have the concept of "hey baby"

  • @superiorscrewz1888
    @superiorscrewz1888 7 лет назад +10

    SOOOO CUTE

    • @heyalun
      @heyalun 7 лет назад +4

      Indeed. We have some in our backyard. They smell like death, though.

  • @brittanylynn7575
    @brittanylynn7575 4 года назад +1

    she says gimme them babies to love and teach to screm

  • @mark6302
    @mark6302 2 месяца назад

    so cute :3

  • @MaximilienBailly3
    @MaximilienBailly3 3 года назад

    Elle en peut plus, elle a juste envie d'avoir ces bébés

  • @krunkle5136
    @krunkle5136 3 года назад +2

    The clicking noise was legit unexpected.

  • @peterhart1966
    @peterhart1966 3 года назад +3

    You know, I used to wonder why doesn't someone make a mouse trap for possums. I was ignorant. The sight alone creeped me out. Oposums everywhere, sorry.

  • @allisonwonderlane2697
    @allisonwonderlane2697 5 лет назад +5

    Now I KNOW that sound (>"

  • @Katzenrads
    @Katzenrads 2 года назад

    How cute 💓🥰💓

  • @MonicaMartella-xq7wf
    @MonicaMartella-xq7wf 3 месяца назад

    G-d bless all oppossums.❤

  • @jrtime228
    @jrtime228 Год назад

    I was surprised to learn that the sound she is making i actually something like "lip smacking" instead of what I thought for years was like a burst of air being expelled to make a noise

  • @starflyer3219
    @starflyer3219 4 года назад +1

    It's like a slow typewriter

  • @alejandrogomez-cy1xh
    @alejandrogomez-cy1xh 5 лет назад +1

    hermosa, cada vez siento mas amor por las sarigueyas

  • @G56AG
    @G56AG 6 лет назад +1

    I hadn't heard that particular noise or call before.

  • @amandaperry660
    @amandaperry660 3 года назад

    Good stuff

  • @reign6of6e6terror
    @reign6of6e6terror 5 лет назад +2

    Where are this little sniffers ,they are lonely & in danger ? I will adopt ...3 more are not a problem for supermom .. 💕🐉🐾💚

  • @tymime
    @tymime Год назад

    "Must... find... babies..."

  • @user-qw1mx5gm6s
    @user-qw1mx5gm6s 3 года назад

    Ой ,какие лапатуськи ! ))) .

  • @lordhung7013
    @lordhung7013 3 года назад

    “Me... good... kitty!”

  • @cynthiastretch844
    @cynthiastretch844 3 года назад +1

    Awe do sweets💖 wondering what happened to top of her head wound hope she's ok😢

  • @UHaulShorts
    @UHaulShorts 3 года назад

    Loox like she wanted 2 leap in.

  • @barlowetube
    @barlowetube 7 месяцев назад

    Hello
    Canada here.
    Some possums hitchhike their way up to Ontario only to find the winters don't agree with them . I'm presently watching my favorite nocturnal visitor gobble up his nightly vegetables, eggs ,dog food melin dinner and hoping I will be able to convince him/her whathaveyou that lodgings in my straw filled barn are far more conducive to staying alive .
    My barn is about 150 ft from where he usually is sighted inspecting my garage cans and his bowl of food and water. I mean it's got to understand at this point that it's being left out for him, no?
    Ya man, so weird . I'm just obsessed . Does your foster respond to physical affection? I want to pet this one but I DO NOT want to get bit.

  • @posttenebras2721
    @posttenebras2721 2 года назад

    😍😍😍😍

  • @chadgdry3938
    @chadgdry3938 Год назад

    ultrasonic?

  • @aidenmartin6674
    @aidenmartin6674 9 месяцев назад

    I make a sound like that to tell my dog I have a treat for him.
    He heard that noise from the mother opossum and came running

  • @malsypright
    @malsypright 3 года назад +1

    She sounds like a flick lighter

  • @edipasplays
    @edipasplays 3 года назад

    Mother be like, I smell... abandoned children for the taking

  • @dkidder1367
    @dkidder1367 Год назад

    I've heard that before, and didn't know what it was. 🙋‍♂

  • @janebook294
    @janebook294 7 лет назад +9

    baby anythings are cute

  • @RobotScrambler
    @RobotScrambler 2 месяца назад

    *PUPPIES* !

  • @RobbieWallace2007_The_Hot_Sire
    @RobbieWallace2007_The_Hot_Sire 5 лет назад

    *Apuesto a que con ese sonido lo que hacia era llamar a sus crías, las crías también hacen un ruido similar cuando buscan a su madre*