The Virginia opossum is North America’s only marsupial (a mammal that carries its young in a pouch) and is native to the southern U.S. However, it’s been staging an invasion into Canada ...

In Australia, where they are considered a cultural treasure, many Tasmanian possums are black, while on the mainland they are gray. In New Zealand, where they are considered a pest after being ...

The center announced the name after receiving a grand total of 10,025 votes — meaning $10,025 donated toward care for the ambassador and other opossums.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An opossum was caught at a big-box store in Kona over the weekend. The store contacted the Hawaii Department of Agriculture at about 11 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4 ...

To their surprise, the cameras recorded “a chance encounter with a brushtail possum.” Photos show the gray brushtail possum approaching the trail camera. Overall, it looks softer and furrier ...