Marsupials are a group of mammals that encompass many of Australia's most iconic animals, unique because of their ...

Discover the bizarre facts and fiction about the Virginia opossum's incredible symmetrical reproductive system.

“Opossums are known for feigning death, or pretending to be dead, whenever they feel threatened or scared. This behavior is mostly displayed by young opossums. Adults will bare their teeth, hiss, ...

Brittanii Lehman tells PEOPLE that her daughter frequently catches and releases opossums Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, ...

It was that surprisingly warm Friday last week when our hopes for a white Christmas seemed to be dashed to smithereens. I was home, sick, and I had gotten up at about 7 a.m., which is late for me.

This young opossum made a surprise appearance on Bill Danielson's deck just a few days before Christmas. His wife loved its pink nose. BILL DANIELSON / For the Gazette And now for something completely ...

A woman discovers an opossum wedged upside down in a tree fork and carefully steps in to help. After freeing him, she quickly realizes something isn’t right. The injured animal is taken in for care, ...

YouTuber behind the channel RossCreations is facing massive backlash for his deleted video, where he arranged a catapult to launch an opossum into the air. The video was uploaded on November 30, and ...

State wildlife officers killed an opossum Monday at a Maui car dealership. Officials with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Biosecurity Maui Plant Quarantine Branch received a call Monday ...

For Prairie Park Nature Center's Opossum Grams program, Teacup the opossum will soon be visiting people around Lawrence with holiday greetings. If the holiday stress is getting to you, you might take ...

ABILENE, Texas — The City of Abilene is seeking to renew its permit that allows it to discharge more than a million gallons of effluent water into Possum Kingdom Lake during times of drought. This is ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two live opossums were captured on Tuesday at two separate locations at Honolulu Harbor. At 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, a shipping company reported seeing an opossum running around ...