For the perfect proof, look no further than a Bernese Mountain Dog named Wilson. The term 'gentle giant' was coined for dogs ...

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 mom recorded the sweet moment her 3-year-old saw a possum for the very first time, and her joyful reaction is touching animal lovers’ hearts all across TikTok. Mom and former Bachelor star Bekah ...

For most of the past 20 years, a live animal has been used in a small North Carolina town's annual New Year's Eve Possum Drop. But this year, following challenges from People for the Ethical Treatment ...

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 ...

A wildlife rescue says things took a tragic turn for a possum that was said to have been beaten by teenagers with a 2x4 piece of wood. Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary in Hubert says despite their ...

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 young Aussie woman has shared her friend’s horror story about an encounter with a native animal that left the pair cracking ...

That was the question posed by a political cartoon in the January 10, 1909, issue of the Atlanta Constitution. Inspired by a highly anticipated “possums and taters” banquet that the Atlanta Chamber of ...