Opossums might not be everyone's favorite animal. Some mistake them for huge rats due to their distinctive features, such as their sharp-pointed muzzle, teeth, and long, thick rat-like tail. However, ...

The poor opossum really does deserve our pity. This critter, officially known as the Virginia opossum, has very little going for it other than just about everyone would agree that it is ugly. And and ...

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The Flint Hills represent the largest tract of tallgrass prairie in North America and is located near the western edge of the native range of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). This region ...

Mary Schmidt discusses opossum facts, and Carol Reese talks about groundcovers. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Mary Schmidt of Lichterman Nature Center discusses some facts ...

Mardi Gras 2024 seems like a long time ago. But the saga of the opossum named Saffron, who was confiscated by state authorities in the French Quarter during Carnival, continues with no conclusion in ...

All of the proceeds from this 18-month calendar go to help Gulf Coast wildlife rehabs Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

The "choco-holic" opossum turned out to also be dealing with lead toxicity, according to those who treated her Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at ...

The opossum was found on the Doggetts' back patio. - Courtesy Kim and Hayden Doggett A real estate agent in Omaha, Nebraska, recently got an unexpected houseguest – a hungry opossum who ate the entire ...

A wayward opossum that was discovered walking on the Bay Bridge in February has been released into the wild after being treated at a San Rafael wildlife rescue center. In an "extremely slow-speed ...