Elaine Power first became interested in studying coprophagy—the practice of eating feces—when she was teaching high school ...

The Virginia opossum (Didel-phis virginiana), a marsupial, is native to North America and is often considered to be untamable. There are local instances of young opossums being raised as pets ...

An infant’s poop typically changes color and consistency during the first few days, weeks, and months of life. A wide range of colors is usual. In infants, the main reasons for changes in stool ...

Last year, Vivien Deal-Sosa was studying state symbols with her fourth grade class in Chesterfield, New Hampshire when she had an idea: why not make the Virginia opossum, North America’s only ...

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Police say an Alexandria woman is facing animal cruelty charges after killing a possum with a kitchen knife Wednesday afternoon in Huntingdon County. According to ...

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 ...

An opossum was caught at a big-box store in Kailua-Kona over the weekend. The store contacted the state Department of Agriculture at about 11 p.m. on Saturday and reported they had trapped an ...

State officials say they have euthanized an opossum found at a big box store in Kona over the weekend. Opossums — considered an invasive species — are illegal in Hawaii because they pose a ...

The main dog walk essentials are a dog collar, a dog leash and dog poop bags. Responsible dog owners should always be armed with a bag to clean up after their pets. Though scooping poop isn’t ...

Black Stool Causes: How many of you know that the colour of your stool can say everything about the underlying conditions you are suffering from? Yes, you read that right! The color and ...

The first time Suzanne MacDonald saw one was in a gutter outside a fast-food restaurant on Yonge Street. “I was like, ‘What the hell is this thing?’ And everybody’s gathered around going ...