Raccoons and possums are often confused with one another. After all, they’re both likely to spend some time sifting through your garbage cans, and they are both known for being nocturnal. So, if you ...

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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 ...

Possums are naturally incredible climbers.

In fact, possums in New Zealand have been demonized to such an extent that their treatment in life and death is considered largely inconsequential. No one much cares what happens to the "greedy pest" ...

Our neighbors informed my wife that they have had a possum visiting their yard this winter. "Don't possums hibernate?" my wife asked me. Unfortunately for them, possums don't hibernate. I say ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A Bloomington, Indiana resident has been leaving gourmet leftovers on his porch for a neighborhood opossum. Opossums are non-aggressive scavengers with a diverse diet, often found in wooded areas near ...

The recent news coverage of baby possums being drowned at Drury School as part of a fundraiser has sparked national and international condemnation on the grounds of animal cruelty (for more discussion ...