One night in November, at around 10 p.m., Brittanii Lehman's daughter came into her room holding an opposum. Lehman, who ...

Image via Getty Images A 16-year-old has gone viral thanks to her opossum catching skills. Her parents were surprised when ...

Possums can be the subject of cute fascination, morbid curiosity (quite literally, these creatures play dead as a defense mechanism) or a nuisance to homeowners. Perhaps your knowledge of possums ...

“Opossums are known for feigning death, or pretending to be dead, whenever they feel threatened or scared. This behavior is mostly displayed by young opossums. Adults will bare their teeth, hiss, ...

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 ...

There are two things in this world that a lot of people love: opossums and Costco. Opossums are adorable, even if you're a ...

You say possum. I say opossum. And I’m right, so I’m calling the whole thing off. But not so fast. The possum-vs.-opossum quandary recently came up while I was editing a Beacon story about a ...

The origins of consciousness date back about 540 million years ago, when animal bodies became more complex. Feelings like ...

February 24, 2022 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Possums look like scraggly, ratty creatures—or at least that’s what I used to think. You see them trundling ...

The opossum might look like a baby separated from its mother, but opossums start life on their own at a young age. DEAR ARANTHA: If you weren’t concerned about an adult opossum in your backyard, then ...