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A teen held a wild possum up by his neck and brought it into the house to show her parents. The possum did what possums do, ...

The motivation behind everything that animals do is to stay alive, at least until they have produced offspring. Any species ...

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If you're a regular reader, you know that our dog Charlie has been in a years-long feud with a possum that often sits on top of our back fence.

Animals across the globe employ a remarkable survival trick called thanatosis, or tonic immobility. This involves feigning death to escape predators. However, some species also use this ability to ...

Philosopher Susana Mons blends philosophical insight with the latest research on behavioural science and psychology to explain that when it comes to death or dying we are just another animal.

When the New York Times Magazine contributor and National Magazine Award winner Jen Percy was growing up in rural Oregon, she and her mother went into the woods and practiced playing dead. “My mother ...

There is a warm-hearted, entertaining optimism about Kathy Rucker’s Possum Trot, which takes us to the modern difficulties of ...

The longtime Epstein associate reveled in her privileges after the Trump administration moved her to more comfortable ...

Award-winning photographer Greg Murray has captured countless unforgettable faces over the years — and not just the canine ...

Odeal. Snarky Puppy. The return of Tobias Jesso Jr. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Justus Sanchez from KNKX in ...