Meet the Western Pygmy Possum, the subject of our Cool Photo of the Week. This tiny marsupial lives in the dry countryside in various parts of Australia. Its body is just 3 inches (7.7 cm) long and its tail is as long as its body. Like most marsupials (kangaroos, for example), the females in this species carry their young in a pouch until they are ready to live on their own.This photograph makes me want to say: Can I have one, please?!Photo: Amanda McLean
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Seymour Simon, award-winning children's science writer, is author of over 200 books for young readers that focus on the solar system, animals and their behavior, the human body, weather and the seasons, optical illusions, and
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on 9/30/2014
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Seymour Simon, award-winning children's science writer, is author of over 200 books for young readers that focus on the solar system, animals and their behavior, the human body, weather and the seasons, optical illusions, and