One item on the opossum’s menu is another newcomer — ticks. A warming climate has brought the insects, and Lyme disease, to our forests and grasslands. According to the Public Health Agency of ...

A Virginia opossum with a big personality and an even bigger fan base finally has a name—Cosmos! After receiving more than 10 ...

Opossums are meticulous groomers, consuming up to 90% of the ticks that cling to them, unlike other animals that carry ...

While the animal may be seen drooling or swaying, which can spark fear of rabies, opossums are extremely resistant to the ...

Sunday was Groundhog Day, and while Bill, the Birmingham Zoo's resident groundhog decided to sleep in, another animal stepped ...

The Virginia opossum (Didel-phis virginiana), a marsupial, is native to North America and is often considered to be untamable. There are local instances of young opossums being raised as pets ...

opossums, squirrels, mice, cottontails and prairie voles have all caught bird flu. The disease is prominent across the globe, even spreading to the Antarctic, where it's killed significant numbers ...

The Wildlife Center of Virginia has a new furry face on its ambassador team: a male opossum who came to the Waynesboro center ...