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

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — There is only one kind of marsupial found north of Mexico — and it bears Virginia’s namesake. The Virginia opossum is the full name of the fuzzy little creature many drivers see ...

With a nearly hairless, scaly tail, a mouth full of teeth, the ability to “play dead” and its I-don’t-give-a-dang attitude, the opossum might be one of the most unique mammals waddling around Nebraska ...

DEAR JOAN: Recently, we had an unusual sighting in our backyard — a mother opossum carrying her babies. Is there anything that we can or should do to help protect the mother and her babies? Jennifer W ...

It turns out that Grubby the opossum — who hitched a ride to Alaska in a shipping container in March — had babies. State biologists say they captured a male opossum Thursday near Homer City Hall. The ...