creature

Common Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis

Where to See It Forest edges, gardens and rooftops at night

The manicou is the Caribbean's only marsupial, a pouched relative of the kangaroo carrying its young as it forages by night. Pointed of face and prehensile of tail, it is a resourceful survivor of forest, farm and even town. Deeply woven into local folklore, it is a creature every Grenadian knows by name and most visitors never glimpse, since it keeps strictly to the dark.

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