These investigations deal with domesticated species, such as the dog, and show that if raised without human contact the adult is permanently ... The Virginia opossum (Didel-phis virginiana ...

The Virginia opossum is North America’s only marsupial (a mammal that carries its young in a pouch) and is native to the southern U.S. However, it’s been staging an invasion into Canada ...

It is a myth that opossums can hang by their tail for extended periods of time; this could injure an adult opossum, so this ...

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 ...

They didn’t play possum though. Instead, they faced the beast head-on and captured it. That creature was a 6-pound male opossum. This opossum was trapped the night of Jan. 4 at a big-box store ...