With white faces, naked tails and beady eyes, these critters might be mistaken for a very large rat, but they’re a much more interesting neighbour. The Virginia opossum is North America’s only ...

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

Far from a moose, beaver, or polar bear, a recent study published in the journal The Canadian Field-Naturalist has found the ...

I’m not a vegan. You won’t find me stripping naked, drenching myself in red paint, and gluing myself to the front of an Ugg ...

The researchers extrapolated from this that a wild opossum could potentially eat around 5,500 ticks per week during tick ...

Satan. I'd like to imagine Adams had to say, "Not today, Satan," at least once. 3.Abraham Lincoln *almost* joined the Donner party: People across the country began sending the President opossums. One ...

Unlike the deer mouse which it closely resembles, the white-footed mouse’s fur is not soft and luxuriant, and the general color of the back and sides is a reddish or orangish, not grayish, brown. A ...

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 ...

Here’s how to discourage pesky possums from hanging around your house and yard. With its rat-like tail and hairless ears, the humble opossum doesn’t get a lot of respect. But North America’s ...

They may look cute but possums can inflict so much damage to our native bush. I remember night after night being woken by the sound of my Jack Russell barking furiously at a possum up the old oak ...

In the United States, white-tailed deer fed on discarded fish. Our study found brushtail possums are an important scavenging species across several Australian ecosystems. It also highlights how ...

Discover the ultimate family living experience in this stunning two-storey home, perfectly positioned in the sought-after community of Springfield Lakes. Designed with both style and functionality ...