Did you know that some people keep opossums as pets? Proving that there is a lid for every pot, this rescue opossum and his family are celebrating his third birthday—quite a feat for the short-lived ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- This summer, a Bay Area wildlife rescue made headlines for an unusual request: foster parents for baby opossums. The story went viral, drawing tens of thousands of likes and ...

The opossum, found in Mountain Park, Fulton County, is under the care of a rescue organization after being burned. Alexandra and Bethen Rose, who found and transported the opossum, named her Phoenix ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla — This week, team work made the dream work when the Wildlife Rescue Coalition of Northeast Florida teamed up with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to save a tiny Opossum teetering ...

I love a double-decker pouched animal duo, like this mama and baby potoroo pair we featured a few years ago chowing down on ...

An opossum was safely escorted off the Mackinac Bridge by authorities. Opossums, native to North America, are often confused with possums, which are found in Australia. Both animals are nocturnal, ...

Most people are not fond of opossums. They consider them to be vile rodents. However, these little creatures are not rodents at all. Rather, they are marsupials, like kangaroos and koalas, and carry ...

A baby opossum that was trapped in netting over a pond was rescued in Chatham Co. The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office said the little opossum is recovering at a rehabilitation center.Animal Resource ...