What are possum skins used for?
What are possum skins used for? Pelts from these small animals are used as fur liners for coats, as fur collars and scarves, and they are even sewn into warm possum-fur blankets. Possum fur is often plucked and spun with sheep's wool to create soft and luxurious sweaters, hats and scarves; possum-leather products are almost indestructible. What is possum syndrome? We wish to report a new fatal disease of the possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, for which we have coined the name “wobbly possum syndrome”. Clinically it is characterised by progressive ataxia, apparent blindness, raised head carriage and head “bobbing”. Can you...