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 ...

Most of us have heard the phrase “playing possum,” whether we know what a possum is or not. What many Americans call a possum is in fact an opossum. While that “o” might not seem like a big deal, it ...

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 ...

They won’t eat each other, and the family of marsupials does not seem to mind that the lizard is using them for warmth. By Anthony Ham When Alex Hams, a land conservation manager at Bush Heritage ...

An opossum enjoying a strawberry treat has melted hearts online after a video went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok. The adorable marsupial has captured hearts after eating a strawberry in the ...

New Zealand home cooks are frying up possum as meat prices soar, but food safety experts have warned it’s not a good idea. Possums are a protected species in Australia and it’s illegal to hunt them ...