Editing Virginia opossum (section)

=== Seasonality ===
The Virginia opossum is most active during the spring and summer.<ref name=":112" /> It does not hibernate but reduces its activity during the winter.<ref name=":102" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana|url=http://enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=opossum&curGroupID=5&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517185002/http://enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=opossum&curGroupID=5&lgfromWhere=&curPageNum=1|archive-date=2011-05-17|access-date=2009-03-24|work=eNature.com|publisher=Shearwater Marketing Group}}</ref> It may not leave its den for several days if the temperature drops below {{convert|-7|to|-4|C|F}}.<ref name=":112" /> Both males and females are at greater risk of injury during breeding season.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|title=Reproduction – Life Cycle {{!}} Opossum Society of the United States|url=https://opossumsocietyus.org/general-opossum-information/opossum-reproduction-lifecycle/|access-date=2020-09-30|language=en-US}}</ref> Males extend their range in search of mates which puts them at greater risk of injury from motor vehicles and predators as they venture into unfamiliar territory.<ref name=":15" /> Females carrying young are slower moving and have to forage earlier in the evening and later into the night, also increasing their risk of injury from motor vehicles and predation.<ref name=":15" />