Raccoons and possums are often confused with one another. After all, they’re both likely to spend some time sifting through ...

I also remember waking up to find my new buds that had formed so perfectly on my roses, all gone, vanished, having been eaten ...

The question isn’t whether other creatures share our concept of mortality; it’s whether any living being truly grasps what it ...

Of all the animals on the Rondarosa, perhaps the most unusual is a possum I raised from a baby. His name is Pokey.

Dorothy Gale, of “Wizard of Oz” fame, was obviously not from the Pacific Northwest. If she was, she’d have known that lions and tigers don’t live in forests. She’d also have known that you are far mor ...

In Australia, people tend to think carnivores – such as dingoes, ravens, foxes and wedge-tailed eagles – lead the clean-up crew. But new research shows common brushtail possums – often thought to be ...

But our new research shows common brushtail possums – often thought to be herbivores – also dine on animal carcasses. Understanding when and where brushtail possums scavenge is important.

But our new research shows common brushtail possums—often thought to be herbivores—also dine on animal carcasses. Understanding when and where brushtail possums scavenge is important.

Alarmed by a buzzer or a flash of light, possums played possum for an average of two minutes, six seconds. Then Dr. Lowenbach and Dr. John Andrews Ritchie gave the marsupials standard electric ...

Cranston considers rat birth control and possums as possible strategies, while Providence is starting to use a liquid form of ...

For example, chimpanzees have a wide variety of responses to death based in part on their relationship with the deceased. Possums put on elaborate displays to fake their own deaths. Ants can tell ...

A trap maker is using artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against possums. The firm, NZ AutoTraps, says AI, wireless ...