The Virginia opossum is North America’s only marsupial (a mammal that carries its young in a pouch) and is native to the southern U.S. However, it’s been staging an invasion into Canada ...

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I remember night after night being woken by the sound of my Jack Russell barking furiously at a possum up the old oak tree outside my bedroom window and how there would be no let-up until she had ...

Opossums are fascinating and valuable creatures ... which may unfortunately include your backyard. Here are the common smells ...

These mammals represent 7 orders and 17 families. Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk, are rare and occur mostly at the periphery of the Adirondacks. Other species, such as the ...

Use hazing techniques to chase a coyote out of your yard. If you see a coyote passing through, bang pots and pans, yell, or ...

Caitlin Henderson (Australia) finds an unexpected guest on her balcony as a possum snacks on a large cicada. ‘There were heads here, wings there,’ Caitlin says. The kitchen lights had lured insects, ...

Hunting opportunities are wide open in November in Mississippi and here are the season and dates hunters need to know.

I grew up in a place that doesn't have opossums. So when I finally saw one in my 30s, it was a real treat — a treat that kept on giving, as it turned out, because he started living under my house.

"Playing Possum" is the first philosophical book to deal with the topic of animals’ death-related cognition. The concept of ...

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe's protest in front of King Charles and her later claim that she never pledged allegiance to ...