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 ...

A North American possum perched on a branch (Cody Pope/Wikipedia) There's a wild opossum in the Homer area, and not everybody is upset about it. Many, including the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, ...

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 ...

Did you know that some people keep opossums as pets? Proving that there is a lid for every pot, this rescue opossum and his family are celebrating his third birthday—quite a feat for the short-lived ...

Downward ‘possum might not be a traditional yoga pose but Shadow, Twig and Flapjack are trying to change that. In a unique event, Humane Indiana Wildlife’s three opossum ambassadors joined a yoga ...

Interchangeable in name and then: Buildings shine the same: Architecture is created and resolved similarly: They are categorically different but the same: Vastly different like Possum and Opossum, the ...

Opossums probably aren't the first critters that come to mind when you imagine cute, cuddly animals, but they're honestly pretty adorable little cuties once you get to know them. After hanging out ...

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, ...

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 ...