A woman discovers an opossum wedged upside down in a tree fork and carefully steps in to help. After freeing him, she quickly realizes something isn’t right. The injured animal is taken in for care, ...

MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- An opossum that was found at a car dealership on Maui was put down by agriculture inspectors on Monday. The opossum, which is an invasive species in Hawaii, was ...

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two live opossums were captured on Tuesday at two separate locations at Honolulu Harbor. At 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, a shipping company reported seeing an opossum running around ...

Opossums are cat-sized marsupials known to “play dead” when threatened, the Florida fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says. This is not the opossum involved in the fatal crash. Karen ...

With their beady eyes, big ears, hairless tails and short, stocky legs, opossums are distinctive marsupials. Despite their odd appearance, these animals have a rich evolutionary history and have ...

There’s nothing new about building forts, climbing trees, or joining a pickup game of basketball; after all, those are the normal things kids did before screens permeated every facet of our lives. But ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the Peruvian Amazon, a series of curious encounters has left ...

June 3 (UPI) --Authorities in Michigan said an opossum was rescued from the Mackinac Bridge, the 5-mile bridge connecting the state's two peninsulas. The Mackinac Bridge Authority said on social media ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Why did the opossum cross the Mackinac Bridge? We’re not sure, but one certainly tried. According to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, a motorist spotted a possum on the ...