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

A HORRIFIED couple who found an injured possum near their Newport home have been told the animals back legs were probably tied together and it was burnt 20 times with a cigarette. The man and woman ...

In the mid-17th century, a creature of curious proportions was caught in Virginia and brought to the Royal Society in London for observation. The furry animal had a pointed snout, sharp teeth, and, ...

A tiger snake has been spotted slithering through scrub near a popular walking trail. The wild encounter is just one of a handful that have surfaced online in recent days. From a frog in a driveway, ...

JOE LUMAYA/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Ashley Kuzmick, a third-grader at Oak Hills School in Oak Park, pets a gopher snake held by Wildlife Experience animal handler Kiana Lucero. Students also saw a ...

Anyone who spends time on the internet is aware of the prolific nature of dog and cat memes. Indeed, these household pets have become the internet’s unofficial mascots, with their own respective ...

A woman was left in shock after she found a possum hiding in her Christmas tree while decorating - after hearing the animal sneeze from inside its branches. Brett frequently shares her day-to-day life ...

Animal rights activists in New Zealand have called for a ban on school possum hunts – a common form of fundraising event in which hunters kill as many creatures as possible and sell the carcasses to ...