What is the most misunderstood and unique animal native to South Carolina? Our only marsupial, the Virginia Opossum! Opossum’s are a valuable part of our ecosystem and there is a way you can help ...

Now’s the time of year people might glimpse an opossum along roadsides, scurrying past campsites or through backyards searching for food and possibly carrying a young brood of babies. These ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent an award to a Pinellas County deputy on Monday for his quick thinking that saved the lives of seven baby opossums whose ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO – A mother opossum and her seven ...

An opossum in Florida is being nursed back to health after suffering a vicious dog attack, footage shows. The female opossum came to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) after she was ...

With a nearly hairless, scaly tail, a mouth full of teeth, the ability to “play dead” and its I-don’t-give-a-dang attitude, the opossum might be one of the most unique mammals waddling around Nebraska ...

I was home, sick, and I had gotten up at about 7 a.m., which is late for me. Feeling somewhat dejected, I was sitting at the ...