Some people keep strange pets. Like snakes, spiders, or other exotic animals. But what do you think of opossums as pets? Well ...

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 ...

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 ...

Opossums are everywhere on TikTok right now, thanks to righteous outrage over a recent YouTube stunt involving one of the ...

An article in this month's issue of "Smithsonian" magazine entitled "A Few Miles of Land Arose From the Sea -- and the World Changed" by John F. Ross got me thinking about opossums. The article ...

A San Francisco wildlife rescue that went viral after seeking foster parents for opossums is now hoping the community steps up again to keep operations going, as they have "the most number of animals ...

You say possum. I say opossum. And I’m right, so I’m calling the whole thing off. But not so fast. The possum-vs.-opossum quandary recently came up while I was editing a Beacon story about a ...

According to Veterinary Care at Your Fingertips, possums are typically peaceful and prefer to avoid conflict. Even if they ...