Like kangaroos and koalas, opossums are marsupials, meaning that they carry and nurse their young in a pouch on their bellies. Virginia opossums are one of the few North American mammals that are ...

The Virginia opossum is famous for "playing possum." When threatened, it falls to the ground, becomes limp, drools, and even ...

In New York, according to the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, cases have been confirmed in red foxes, a striped skunk, a Virginia opossum, a raccoon and a bobcat. The state also recently had the ...

For those who don’t know, Basil, a Virginia opossum (also known as a North American opossum), came to the zoo in 2023 after being injured in the wild—hence the one eye. With his limited ...

In a thrilling revelation for paleontologists and history buffs alike, a new species of early mammal has been discovered in ...

When a Virginia opossum found an unattended Costco cake on Kim Doggett’s deck, she helped herself. Unable to resist the chocolate tuxedo cake, the opossum gorged herself. The family discovered the ...

"The opossum continued westbound in its attempt ... Odd News // 9 hours ago Truck crash spills corn on Virginia highway March 19 (UPI) -- A semi truck crash on a Virginia highway's runaway truck ...

Harlow, H., in Behavior and Evolution (edit. by Roe, A., and Simpson, G. G.) (Yale, New Haven, 1958); Walls, G. C., The Vertebrate Eye (Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills ...

Malt Monday, The Jasper (March 24): Every Monday, the Carytown watering hole busts out a limited-edition bottle to kick off ...

Of 101 samples collected from dead animals between September 2023 and May 2024, 85 percent tested positive for rodenticide, ...

Not only are profits down and expenses up at all of her establishments, she says, nowadays her worries extend beyond the ...