The poor opossum really does deserve our pity. This critter, officially known as the Virginia opossum, has very little going for it other than just about everyone would agree that it is ugly. And and ...
A sea otter eats a clam at Moss Landing in California. (Joe Tomoleoni/USGS) A parasite known only to be hosted in North America by the Virginia opossum is infecting sea otters along the West Coast. A ...
Don’t attempt to feed it, keep your garbage bins tightly shut, and don’t allow your dog out unsupervised. Opossums aren’t ...
Most people would not roll out the red carpet for an opossum. But one Eagle Scout candidate has not only embraced Shelby Township’s Burgess-Shadbush Center’s opossum but has created a state-of-the-art ...
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