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 ...

Mar. 24—It's not that Griffin Dill has anything against opossums. The director of the University of Maine Tick Lab just wants to set the record straight: North America's only marsupial is not a ...

Opossums aren’t the most attractive animals — they also can get snarly and hissy when confronted or surprised even though it’s an act, they’re generally docile — and they often wind up on the pest ...

An article in this month's issue of "Smithsonian" magazine entitled "A Few Miles of Land Arose From the Sea -- and the World Changed" by John F. Ross got me thinking about opossums. The article ...

Social media commenters were delighted to learn that the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) in Ann Arbor, Michigan recently rescued a possum born with "underdeveloped" eyes, rendering it blind. The ...

When she makes her nighttime appearance—in a leafy corner of the yard, maybe, or along a power line slung across an alley—you’ll see her eyes first, two bright-greenish orbs, floating side by side in ...