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Children met Marcy the opossum at the Malverne Public Library on March 21. The Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons presented a
program teaching children ages 3 to 7 all about marsupials.
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Tazio and Jexina Barra petted Marcy, while Caroline and Sean Jonassen patiently awaited their turn.
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Marcy the Opossum curled up in her handler’s hand.
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Dennis Fleury from the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons explained opossums’ prehensile tail.
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Children got to meet a special guest at the Malverne Public Library last week, when the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons presented a fascinating one-hour program for children ages 3 to 7 about opossums. The children learned about the marsupial and even had a chance to pet it.
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