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Fig. 65.—Great Kangaroo, 
what like a thumb, as it can be brought in opposition to 
the other toes for grasping. They can therefore be call- 
ed, like the monkeys, Pedimana, or foot-handed animals. 
The pouch in the abdomen for their young, however, 
places them decided- 
ly among the Marsu- 
pials. 
132. The Virginia 
Opossum, Figure 66, 
found in many of the 
Southern States of 
this country, is one 
of the largest of the 
genus, being about 
the size of a cat. It 
: is nocturnal and ar- 
Fig. 66.—Virginia Opossum. boreal. It remains in 
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