"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 ...

2. They're All Thumbs. Just like humans and other primates, the possum has the equivalent of opposable thumbs. Called a hallux, each of the opossum’s big toes on its hindfeet are opposable; they ...

Opossums are omnivores, described as “opportunistic feeders” by the National Zoo. They can vary their diet depending on the season and what’s available. A joey, or baby, Virginia opossum.

Opossums are an overall grizzled white color with a pink nose, large black hairless ears with pink tips, and short dark legs and have 50 teeth, ...

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

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 ...

Researchers immediately recognized the animal as a mouse opossum, a group of marsupials native to the Americas, ... → 2-foot-long sea creature with 'fang-like' teeth discovered as a new species.

Researchers immediately recognized the animal as a mouse opossum, a group of marsupials native to the Americas, ... → 2-foot-long sea creature with 'fang-like' teeth discovered as a new species.

Researchers immediately recognized the animal as a mouse opossum, a group of marsupials native to the Americas, ... → 2-foot-long sea creature with 'fang-like' teeth discovered as a new species.

Researchers immediately recognized the animal as a mouse opossum, a group of marsupials native to the Americas, ... → 2-foot-long sea creature with 'fang-like' teeth discovered as a new species.