Opossums might not be everyone's favorite animal. Some mistake them for huge rats due to their distinctive features, such as their sharp-pointed muzzle, teeth, and long, thick rat-like tail. However, ...

Whether celebrated as Michigan's only marsupial or reviled as backyard pests, opossums make an impression. Famous for playing dead, they are a common sight rooting around trash cans or sheltering in ...

Mary Schmidt discusses opossum facts, and Carol Reese talks about groundcovers. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Mary Schmidt of Lichterman Nature Center discusses some facts ...

Here's a look at the essential roles pollinators play in sustaining life on Earth and what's being done to save them. Much of the plant life, including flowering plants and human food crops, require ...

When Basil the Virginia opossum arrived at the National Zoo over the summer, he had been injured by a predator attack, lost one eye, and was unlikely to survive in the wild due to his injuries. Now, D ...

The Virginia opossum is truly unique in many ways and as North America’s only marsupial, definitely one of a kind. I believe this much-maligned mammal to be among the most misunderstood and ...

Some people keep strange pets. Like snakes, spiders, or other exotic animals. But what do you think of opossums as pets? Well, if your first thought was "eww," perhaps you will change your mind.

Nothing can turn your stomach after breakfast like having possums get up in your grill. Usually when wildlife darts across our backyard, my younger son points and shouts, "Deer!" or "Robin!" or "Bunny ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Here's a look at the essential roles pollinators play in sustaining life on Earth and what's being done to save them. Much of the ...