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“The babies of a first-time possum mother must have names that begin with the letter A. This explains to half-sisters and half-brothers, cousins and aunts, uncles, grandparents, and other relatives ...

A critically endangered possum has been born in captivity for the first time in more than 20 years, renewing hopes the species' dwindling population can eventually return to the wild.

Maybe you’ve heard some of the amazing facts about possums. Possums eat garden pests and hundreds of ticks a day. They’re mostly immune to rabies and snake venom, and are practically odorless except ...

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 ...

The Virginia opossum is truly unique in many ways and as North America’s only marsupial, definitely one of a kind. I believe this much-maligned mammal to be among the most misunderstood and ...

The case of an abused opossum under investigation by Bloomsburg University and the Pennsylvania Game Commission has drawn national attention to a common animal with a profile filled with unusual ...