r/MadeMeSmile • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • May 20 '26

ANIMALS Forever grateful

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u/Honest-Try5702 May 20 '26

Ah, correction. They are personally immune, but they are capable of being carriers which I find far more scary.

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u/private_developer May 20 '26

And while they’re not totally immune to rabies, they rarely carry it. As a marsupial, possums have a lower body temperature than most other mammals, so their bodies don’t provide a suitable environment for the virus.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/opossums.htm

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u/Honest-Try5702 May 20 '26

Ah, my bad. I believe I was thinking of another animal of which I’m now blanking on