Possums have an unusual skill that helps protect them in the wild. Read all about what really happens when a possum plays ...

Sara Fulton removed an opossum from Temkin's Bar in Greenpoint, after the marsupial accidentally ran into the crowded establishment Sara Fulton is the superhero New York City needs right now. While ...

This week was a bittersweet one at the zoo. Visitors to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, with their panda-patterned hats and panda umbrellas, flooded in to say farewell to the zoo’s three ...

DEAR JOAN: We have an opossum living at the base of a shrub in our side yard. We generally don’t go near there, only when we ...

A Quincy police officer took in an orphaned baby opossum Tuesday night who had nowhere else to go.“Animal Control was not available, but luckily Officer Tim Kaes was working!” police wrote on Facebook ...

The gray short-tailed opossum has been a subject in behavioral and biomedical studies for the last quarter century, but researchers know little about its preferred diet. The authors describe a study ...

In the mid-17th century, a creature of curious proportions was caught in Virginia and brought to the Royal Society in London for observation. The furry animal had a pointed snout, sharp teeth, and, ...

Opossums are one of the most unusual animals in the United States. They’re the only marsupial in North America. They famously carry their babies on their backs and have cute appearances as well as ...

The pet owner documented the distressing traveling experience on Instagram, where he shared videos of Zatara the opossum aboard the flight One pet owner found himself removed from a flight after staff ...