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 ...

February 24, 2022 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Possums look like scraggly, ratty creatures—or at least that’s what I used to think. You see them trundling ...

About the size of a cat, possums (real name, Opossum, but most of us drop the O) are North America’s only marsupial and can be found throughout most of the United States. Though a shy, nocturnal ...

Most of us have heard the phrase “playing possum,” whether we know what a possum is or not. What many Americans call a possum is in fact an opossum. While that “o” might not seem like a big deal, it ...

Possums are nasty. I guess a pet is OK if you keep it clean and know what it's been eating. Otherwise, they feed on carrion and all that implies. Not always. When I was in Los Angeles (ca. 2002) the ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

Nothing can turn your stomach after breakfast like having possums get up in your grill. Usually when wildlife darts across our backyard, my younger son points and shouts, "Deer!" or "Robin!" or "Bunny ...

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, ...

Here’s how to discourage pesky possums from hanging around your house and yard. With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect. But North America’s only ...

Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from ...

One marsupial will be sporting some cozy winter threads this season. A wildlife rehab center in Lubbock, Texas, has received an outpouring of support – and clothing – after a rare hairless opossum ...

An adorable opossum in Nebraska ate an entire Costco chocolate cake – with near disastrous results. Luckily, rescuers swooped ...