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 ...

A one-eyed opossum named Basil has officially become an ambassador for his species at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On Sept. 2, the National Zoo, also known as the National Zoological Park, ...

Homer was born an outlaw. The 7-month-old opossum is one of the latest arrivals at the Oregon Zoo. His journey to Portland covered three states and involved a monthslong search for loose opossums. The ...

Orphaned Baby Opossum at Cincinnati Zoo Has Everyone Falling in Love originally appeared on PetHelpful. No matter how many times I visited the zoo as a child, there was always something new to see.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An orphaned opossum joey named Nigel has a new home at the Oregon Zoo. Nigel, who weighs in at 9.5-ounces, was found earlier this month wandering behind an apartment building in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After he was found wandering behind a Lebanon apartment building, a tiny opossum has found a new home at the Oregon Zoo. Estimated to be about three months old, the 9.5-ounce ...

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

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a real-life Odyssey, an amazing journey has ended and a new resident has made their way to the Oregon Zoo. The Oregon Zoo announced their newest resident, Homer the ...

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 ...

A one-eyed opossum named Basil has officially become an ambassador for his species at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On Sept. 2, the National Zoo, also known as the National Zoological Park, ...