"It's super cute if you're lucky enough to spot that." Opossums also have more teeth than any other North American mammal; back feet with an opposable digit; and a tail that can grab objects (known as ...

Like all wildlife, especially wildlife with teeth and claws, you don't want to tangle with a scared or threatened opossum. But they are neither vicious nor aggressive—and they provide plenty of ...

The next time you spot an opossum in your yard or shuffling down the street, pause to admire her, just for a moment. Her fur might be matted, and her tiny razor teeth might glisten menacingly.

Opossums are slow-moving, so it will seek safety up a tree, in a brush pile, or if a retreat cannot be reached, it may play "possum," that is, pretend death. They are relatively harmless to people ...

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, ...

As a marsupial, the Virginia opossum is known to carry its babies in a pouch on its abdomen. Female opossums usually experience an about 13-day pregnancy, according to the Virginia DWR.

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 ...

Scientists caught small mammal with facial mask, long snout in trap at national park and discovered new species: Chachapoyas mouse opossum, study said.

A hungry opossum was captured on video snacking from a bird feeder topped with snow this past weekend.

Scientists caught small mammal with facial mask, long snout in trap at national park and discovered new species: Chachapoyas mouse opossum, study said.

Scientists caught small mammal with facial mask, long snout in trap at national park and discovered new species: Chachapoyas mouse opossum, study said.