Residents of Las Vegas and the surrounding areas spotted a large white streak in the evening sky that prompted speculation ...

Two white opossums in Lake Villa. Martha Brynda Share Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. WILD OF THE WEEK Martha Brynda emailed a cool photo and question. “For several months we ...

Police in Eugene, Ore., responded to a residential neighborhood where a cow that fell from a passing trailer was found ...

It was so cold on the coast this morning,” The Oregonian posted on Instagram during that freezing spell last week, “this sea lion stopped by the fire pit at the Bowline Hotel in Astoria!” The post has ...

If approved, the Virginia opossum will join the ranks of the many other plants and animals honored by the state. These include the white tail deer as the state animal, the ladybug as the state ...

Florida panthers prey on an assortment of mammals, including opossums. But for one seemingly oblivious opossum recently, it must have been its lucky night. The accompanying footage, credited to ...

DALLAS, Texas — A North Dallas resident captured a rare and intense wildlife encounter outside his home, witnessing a determined opossum face off against a coyote on his front lawn in a classic ...

Sometimes only the nose and ears of northern long-eared bats are visible when they hibernate. Of the seven species known to be affected by the deadly bat disease white-nose syndrome, the northern long ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A Virginia opossum made her weather prediction at the Birmingham Zoo on Groundhog Day. The Birmingham Zoo announced Birmingham Jill found ...

Several opossums continue to come onto the deck and eat the white millet seeds we throw out there for the birds. There’s a feral cat we call Shorty who eats cat food left in a pan out there.

The name is a perfect fit for the nocturnal marsupial, inspired by the vast, starry sky he loves to explore at night, officials mused. It also holds a special connection to Marigold, a former ...