1954 cookbook: how to cook possum in America
We moved into a new place in Brisbane and the concrete and stucco of vertical intensification are less welcoming to the possum population than the timber of a traditional Queenslander (that’s what they...
View ArticleAustralian possum study sheds light on epidemics
I often awake about 3:30 Australian time to the sound of possums raping each other in the trees. A new study from the Australian National University concludes that the way bacteria transfer between...
View ArticleHow about possums? Raccoon meat for sale at L.A. supermarket, store under...
An Asian supermarket in Temple City has come under fire for selling dead raccoons after a video circulated on social media showed bodies of the animals in the frozen meat section. Christina Dow posted...
View ArticlePossum pesticide: Blackmailers threaten to poison New Zealand infant milk...
A blackmail threat to poison baby formula is a form of “eco-terrorism” says New Zealand’s prime minister John Key. New Zealand police are currently investigating blackmail threats made against dairy...
View ArticlePossum, donkey, horse meat could be on the menu as South Australia considers...
Mmmm. Camel meat. Possum, donkey and horse could be on the menu in South Australia if the definition of game meat is expanded under proposed amendments to food regulations by SA Health. Goat, rabbit,...
View ArticlePossums and zoonoses; should I worry?
I awoke at 1:20 a.m. to the sound of two possums apparently raping each other. They prefer to do it on the tin roofs that grace the homes in Brisbane. It’s not like cats in Kansas, it’s louder and...
View ArticleThanksgiving possum
We opted for a low-key Thanksgiving last night (today in the U.S. is tomorrow in Australia) with steak, prawns, mushrooms, potatoes, homemade rolls and, in a nod to our favorite American holiday,...
View ArticlePossum drinking game has staff spewing
In 2006, Keith Richards fell out of a coconut tree. The Rolling Stones guitarist was hanging in Fiji during a world tour, and subsequently had to be flown back to a New Zealand hospital for observation...
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