Austin Animal Services said opossum baby season was coming soon and offered some tips on how to tell if a baby opossum really needs help.

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The weather-forecasting marsupial will be the star attraction during Possum Day, set for the morning of Feb. 2 in Sardis, ...

Whether celebrated as Michigan's only marsupial or reviled as backyard pests, opossums make an impression. Famous for playing dead, they are a common sight rooting around trash cans or sheltering in ...

When one hears the word “marsupial,” the opossum doesn’t usually come to mind. But the Virginia opossum is actually the only marsupial native to North America. These passive animals are often quite ...

I love a double-decker pouched animal duo, like this mama and baby potoroo pair we featured a few years ago chowing down on ...

Opossums are nocturnal critters that may repel and disgust many, but they could be a important factor in keeping ticks and Lyme disease at bay. Mild winters can trigger a tick explosion in the summer ...

When you are dealing with skunks and opossums around a home or farm, the right caliber is not just about cleanly killing the animal, it is about keeping the bullet from sailing on into a barn, a ...

THOUGH they may be, according to your article [“Opossums: Your Garden’s Evening Clean-up Crew,” June 28], “one of the gentlest animals out there,” opossums are extremely frightening at 3:45 a.m. when ...