{"id":3839,"date":"2016-05-21T10:28:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T02:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/21\/watch-these-adorable-octopossum-babies-hitch-a-ride-with-mom\/"},"modified":"2016-05-21T10:28:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-21T02:28:26","slug":"watch-these-adorable-octopossum-babies-hitch-a-ride-with-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/21\/watch-these-adorable-octopossum-babies-hitch-a-ride-with-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch these adorable &#039;OctoPossum&#039; babies hitch a ride with mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sddefault\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA1LzIwLzdjL3NkZGVmYXVsdC4zZmFlYy5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk1NzV4MzIzIwplCWpwZw\/14eaa13e\/361\/sddefault.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Watch+these+adorable+%27OctoPossum%27+babies+hitch+a+ride+with+mom&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F05%2F20%2Foctopossum-video-new-york%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F05%2F20%2Foctopossum-video-new-york%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">While a single opossum may not be the most welcome of backyard visitors, who could resist an opossum carrying eight adorable babies?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Queens, New York residents Gene and Heewon Lee Gray spotted such a miracle, dubbing the critter an &#8220;OctoPossum&#8221; after realizing how many little joeys she was carrying.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The couple uploaded a video of the family to YouTube this week titled &#8220;Move Over PizzaRat-Meet Astoria, Queens NYC- &#8216;OctoPossum,'&#8221; and we&#8217;d have to agree &#8220;OctoPossum&#8221; is definitely giving the state&#8217;s other viral critter a run for its money.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[H\/T <a href=\"http:\/\/abc7ny.com\/society\/video-octopossum-runs-through-astoria-yard-with-clinging-joeys\/1346535\/\">ABC7<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><em>Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/05\/20\/octopossum-video-new-york\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/octopossum\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Octopossum<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/pizza-rat\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Pizza Rat<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/new-york\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">New York<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/viral\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Viral<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/opossum\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Opossum<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/qqK1W1OcuOc\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While a single opossum may not be the most welcome of backyard visitors, who could resist an opossum carrying eight adorable babies? 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