brush tailed possum

One of Zooillogix's readers, Tweet Gainsborough-Waring (awesome name btw), recently sent me these photos of ring tailed possums (the red ones) and brush possums (the grey ones), which she snapped on her way out to pizza in Brisbane, Australia. She pointed out that these furry little guys are fairly common in her neck of the woods, but to me they are exotic, so I'm sharing them. So what's common in your neighborhood that clueless tourists might find fascinating? Growing up in New England, it was these adorable little guys: In Japan, so I understand, the following fauna are quite common:…