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Baby Opossums Rescued On Cape Cod After Mom Hit By Car

The seven baby marsupials were taken in by Barnstable police officers, eventually going to the Cape Wildlife Center.

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A photo of some of the rescued baby opossums, who have been taken to Cape Wildlife Center with the hope they'll eventually be released back into the wild.
A photo of some of the rescued baby opossums, who have been taken to Cape Wildlife Center with the hope they'll eventually be released back into the wild. (Courtesy Barnstable Police Department)

BARNSTABLE, MA — What could have been a devastating animal story was at least partially salvaged on Cape Cod recently.

A Barnstable police sergeant was at his detail post early Saturday morning when he saw an opossum that had been struck by a car overnight.

The sergeant remembered that opossums are marsupials and could be carrying babies then acted swiftly and checked the mother for babies. Sure enough, the sergeant was able to rescue seven baby opossums.

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The animals were returned to the station where they were wrapped in a blanket, eventually being taken to the Cape Wildlife Center. There, they will be rehabilitated and, hopefully, released back into the wild.

Photos of the babies, courtesy of the Barnstable Police Department, are included below:

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