Possums have an unusual skill that helps protect them in the wild. Read all about what really happens when a possum plays ...

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 ...

Most of us drop the O in his name and just call this homely guy a possum, but the proper spelling is opossum. He is not a large rat, as he may appear, but rather is the lone North American member of a ...

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 ...

Animal sanctuaries and wildlife rehabilitation centers are the unsung heroes of the animal world, but they aren't the only way that animals can get help when needed. Anyone can save a life when in the ...

Similarly, nocturnal animals allowing themselves to be obviously seen during the day is also *extremely* rare in possums. Almost never. These two groups have a very, very high overlap. High enough ...

Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the Head ...

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 Rescue ...

A few years ago, a possum got stuck in my bathroom wall. At the time, I was living in downtown Houston, in an old bungalow that sat on a pier-and-beam foundation. Somehow, the possum managed to get ...