The roster of animals that may be trapped legally in Ohio isn’t minuscule, though it has yet to include bobcats despite some clamor to include them. Trapping season, which opens Nov. 10 for sundry ...

This tiny possum species has evolved to survive in an alpine habitat but, as climate change progresses, the usual features of ...

Possums look like scraggly, ratty creatures—or at least that’s what I used to think. You see them trundling across roads at nighttime, sharp-toothed bundles of fur with a long naked tail trailing ...

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 living in the Greater Melbourne area have levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, often known as ...

Most of us have heard the phrase “playing possum,” whether we know what a possum is or not. What many Americans call a possum is in fact an opossum. While that “o” might not seem like a big deal, it ...

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 ...

A young Aussie woman has shared her friend’s horror story about an encounter with a native animal that left the pair cracking ...

An opossum enjoying a strawberry treat has melted hearts online after a video went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok. The adorable marsupial has captured hearts after eating a strawberry in the ...

Australian influencer Dominique Lissa shared her friend’s unexpected late-night run-in with a possum on the streets of Sydney ...