GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida researcher has co-authored a study tracing the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of the dinosaurs and finding evidence to support ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Craniofacial growth of the short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica, was measured to determine differences in growth between bones of the ...

When a woman heard noises coming from her garage, the last thing she expected to see was an opossum putting on a show for her rescue cat, but that's exactly what unfolded before her eyes. After ...

Grubby, the female opossum that hitched a ride to Alaska on a shipping container two years ago — spurring a manhunt, memes and a frenzy in a small coastal town — has died, the Alaska Zoo said Tuesday.

The much-loved marsupial, Saffron, was known to frequent the French Quarter with his owner. A friend started a petition for the opossum’s return after state wildlife authorities seized him this month.