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 ...

Opossums are perhaps one of the most misunderstood animals. They’re often viewed as dirty creatures that usually end up as roadkill — or pretend to be roadkill. However, possums are smarter, cleaner ...

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 ...

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 ...

State officials say they have euthanized an opossum found at a big box store in Kona over the weekend. Opossums — considered an invasive species — are illegal in Hawaii because they pose a potential ...