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

Possums look like scraggly, ratty creatures—or at least that’s what I used to think. You see them trundling across roads at nighttime, sharp-toothed bundles of fur with a long naked tail trailing ...

Possums can be the subject of cute fascination, morbid curiosity (quite literally, these creatures play dead as a defense mechanism) or a nuisance to homeowners. Perhaps your knowledge of possums ...

Occasionally, over the years, one of my dogs will bring back an opossum he has subdued. The poor thing looks dead. It lays on its side with a toothy grin frozen on its face. When I say toothy, I mean ...

Find out how to get rid of possums using wildlife-friendly methods. Possums, more correctly called opossums, are nocturnal critters that scavenge for insects, small rodents, and plant matter. But they ...

If you encounter a possum, just “maintain your distance, turn, walk away slowly.” The nearsighted creature will probably scurry away, or, if they feel threatened, they may, well, play possum.

As far as viral animals go, possums have one of the most niche followings: ignored by some, hated by others, and beloved by the very best. If you've just discovered your love of possums (opossums in ...

On November 24 — the day after Thanksgiving — an employee at Cash’s Liquor Store in Oskaloosa Island, Florida found a “fairly large” opossum had broken into the store to polish off a bottle of bourbon ...