Opossums might not be everyone's favorite animal. Some mistake them for huge rats due to their distinctive features, such as their sharp-pointed muzzle, teeth, and long, thick rat-like tail. However, ...

All of the proceeds from this 18-month calendar go to help Gulf Coast wildlife rehabs Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

Whether celebrated as Michigan's only marsupial or reviled as backyard pests, opossums make an impression. Famous for playing dead, they are a common sight rooting around trash cans or sheltering in ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A possum living in the walls of the Oakland Athletics Coliseum is quickly becoming a fan favorite. The sneaky critter has resided at the stadium for years, team followers say, but ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic ...

Mary Schmidt discusses opossum facts, and Carol Reese talks about groundcovers. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Mary Schmidt of Lichterman Nature Center discusses some facts ...

There has always been information about wild animals passed down through generations that, while passed off as facts, turn out to be nothing more than tall tales or myths. A few likely started out ...

In December 2021, a photograph supposedly showing a man holding a 14-pound possum started making its way around the internet: "Forced perspective" is a term used to describe a sort of optical illusion ...

With less than four weeks until New Year's Eve, the annual Possum Drop in a North Carolina mountain town is once again up in the air following a court ruling Friday. With less than four weeks until ...

The meeting is open to area young people in sixth through 12th grades who are or wish to become members of Possum Juniors. Possum Junior officers and advisers will be present. Seating will be ...