Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Common Brush tailed Possum (Pip)- Growing Up Wild. - video Dailymotion

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Robert & Bindi Irwin showcase their wildest animals at Australia Zoo. Subscribe to The Pet Collective: http://full.sc/HbM62v Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thepetcollective Twitter: https://twitter.com/petcollectiveTV Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/petcollectivetv/ Google+: gplus.to/thepetcollective  Pip the gorgeous Common Brush Tailed Possum has come to the Zoo from Tasmania where she used to b a family pet. Australian Possums are found all around Australia wherever there are enough trees. They larger are very different from the Virginia Opossum which lives in America.  Cast Robert and Bindi Irwin.       Crew; Producer: Tom Armstrong, Camera Operator: Ryan Mooney, Sound Recordist: Scott Mulready. Editor: Lucy Garrick, Graphics: Matt White.

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00:00Shall we go have a look what's over here?

00:02Oops.

00:09Meet Pip, the common brushtail possum.

00:13Now, in the wild, they usually eat things like shrubs, don't they?

00:17Yeah, so they don't normally eat corn, but still, I think she likes it.

00:21She's about 14 now.

00:23Yeah, it's true, and this is about as big as they get.

00:25She's a very big girl, cos she loves her food.

00:28Pip actually came from Tasmania.

00:31The family had her as a pet, but what happened?

00:35Well, I think she got a little bit too hard to keep as a pet.

00:38It's true, so then they gave her to us

00:41so that she could live comfortably here at Australia Zoo,

00:44because possums really don't make very good pets.

00:47So this guy has actually got a really long, bushy tail.

00:51That's to help him keep balance.

00:54Now, our possums here in Australia

00:57are a lot different from the possums you find in the United States.

01:00They're called the Virginia O possums.

01:03Now, they're different for a few reasons.

01:05The Virginia O possums are quite a lot smaller

01:08and a lot lighter in complexion.

01:11Did you know that the Virginia O possum

01:14is the only marsupial in America?

01:17There's about nine species of possums here in Australia,

01:21but the common brushtail possums are the largest.

01:24They live in Tasmania.

01:26That's why they have this beautiful thick fur.

01:29To keep them warm. It's true.

01:31And also around the coastlines in mainland Australia.

01:34Yeah.

01:35If you love animals but can't visit Australia,

01:38make sure you tune in for the next episode.

01:41And remember to subscribe to the Pet Collective channel.

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Bindi & Robert Irwin feature - Common Brush tailed Possum (Pip)- Growing Up Wild.

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