A group of sickos filmed themselves lighting a helpless opossum on fire and then giggling with delight as it burned — with cops teasing an update Friday after being flooded with tips.

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, the ground dropped out underneath its hairy paws, and it fell into a ...

Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit those working to both conserve and control the animal. In a five-year long study, just published in Nature ...

The admixed brushtail possum genome reveals invasion history in New Zealand and novel imprinted genes. Nature Communications , 2023; 14 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41784-8 Cite This Page : ...

Researchers have discovered an isolated group of possums living in Western Australia are part of a locally extinct population that once roamed the Red Centre. Separated from other possums, the ...

A wild animal rescue group in Woodstock offered a reward to help find the person who badly burned an opossum, causing the death of it and its babies. Jackie Wilcox with Lucky’s Place Wildlife ...