When a woman heard noises coming from her garage, the last thing she expected to see was an opossum putting on a show for her rescue cat, but that's exactly what unfolded before her eyes. After ...

Possums have an unusual skill that helps protect them in the wild. Read all about what really happens when a possum plays ...

A few weeks ago I wrote about a mammal I saw on my way to the mailbox. I asked readers to guess its identity. It was a plains pocket gopher. Some of the guesses included beaver, shrew and opossum. The ...

May 26 (UPI) --An opossum that hitched a ride to Alaska in a shipping container has been caught after nearly two months and will have a new permanent home at the Alaska Zoo, officials said. The Homer ...