Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats director of the publishing company Faber and Faber. Morley's daughter, Susanna Smithson, uncovered the poem as part of the BBC Two programme "Arena: T.S. Eliot", broadcast that night as part of the BBC Poetry Season. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1939) is a collection of whimsical poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber. It is the basis for the musical "Cats". Eliot wrote the poems in the 1930s, and included them, under his assumed name "Old Possum", in letters to his godchildren. They were collected
Rock-haunting ringtail possum Plum ("Terminalia ferdinandiana"), and "Owenia vernicosa". Leaves eaten include "Flagelleria indica", "Pouteria sericea" and Vine Reedcane. Some known predators of the rock-haunting ringtail possum are the Dingo ("Canis lupus dingo"), the Oenpelli Python ("Morelia oenpelliensis"), the Olive Python ("Liasis olivaceous"), quolls ("Dasyurus" spp.), owls (Strigiformes), feral cats ("Felis catus"), domestic dogs ("Canis lupus familiaris") and humans ("Homo sapiens"). The rock-haunting ringtail possum spends a large amount of time participating in sentinel behaviour to avoid predators. It perches on branches or ledges and scans the area for danger. In an attempt to deter predators and to warn others, this possum beats