Opossum mom struggles to carry furry babies down a Boston sidewalk

  • Cute critter captured strolling down a street in Boston with babies hanging on 
  • No easy task for opossum who stops several times with family on her back
  • An opossum’s young typically ride on the mom’s back as she hunts for food

A mother’s work is never done — whether it’s taking the kids to school or carrying the entire family on her back, quite literally!

This hard-working opossum mom was seen making her way down a Boston sidewalk with her furry babies who enjoy the journey by clinging on to her.

But the morning stroll was no light labor for the sluggish opossum who is seen taking a number of breaks as she navigates her way through town. 

The poor mom was seen struggling to carry her babies as she made her way along a Boston sidewalk

It is likely the family were on the hunt for food as they typically scavenge in neighborhood garbage cans

It is likely the family were on the hunt for food as they typically scavenge in neighborhood garbage cans

Opossums find their food in trash cans and will feed off scraps of human or pet food, nuts, fruit, birds, insects or small animals 

Opossums find their food in trash cans and will feed off scraps of human or pet food, nuts, fruit, birds, insects or small animals 

An opossum can give birth to as many as 20 babies but only some of those will survive 

An opossum can give birth to as many as 20 babies but only some of those will survive 

Opossums, which measure roughly the size of a typical house cat, often carry their young when they scavenge for food. 

A mom can give birth to as many as 20 babies in a litter, although only a handful usually survive, and they start life as tiny as honeybees.

They find their food in neighborhood garbage and can feed off scraps of human or pet food, although their preferred diet is nuts, fruits, grass, birds, insects or even small animals like chickens. 

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