Factfile: Possums

By Fatima Kasim 3H

Wednesday 25th March 2020

1. Possums are from Australia.

2. They are fluffy and cute.

3. They are very sweet animals and are not aggressive.

4. They are animals that sleep during the day and only come out at night- in my search I

have found out that this means they are nocturnal.

5. They are wildlife favourites because they look cuddly.

6. We have 23 different types of Possums in Australia.

7. The largest type (species) of the Possum is called a Cuscus.

8. A group of Possums is called a Passel.

9. Possums can live up to 11 years.

10. Most Possums live inside tall trees but some build nests in bushes.

SCIENCE: How are Fossils Made and What Can we Learn from Fossils?

WHAT ARE FOSSILS?

Fossils are made from old bones from dinosaurs or old living things.

They are pressed together with soil and mud. Over thousands of years the mud

and soil get hardened with the bits of bones with  it .

The soft  part of the animal fades away while the bones stay. Then water  comes into  the bones And then the positive inside the bone moulds away . Then TADA!! Our fossil is made. Then over millions of years the rock rises to

the service . And is worn away by erosion . Man I dig fossils .           

WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM  FOSSILS?

This may be disgusting but a person called Marry Anning discovered

Dinosaurs' poop she said “ I can learn about Dinosaurs now I can now about

what they ate. I can now if they ate meat ,leafs or veg .”