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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

opossum is naturally immune to rabies

The CDC says they're not, they just rarely have rabies: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/rabies/pdf/vs-0612-wildlife-rabies-h.pdf

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120391/

“In fact, rabies is extremely rare in opossums, perhaps because they have a much lower body temperature compared to other warm-blooded animals.”

They do have a natural immunity to rabies thanks to their body, but immunity does not always mean 100%. They have a lot lower risk of it, which means they are more immune than other animals.