If you come across an opossum in your yard that's still, seemingly not breathing, and laying on its side, these are the steps ...

Opossums are largely misunderstood. While one of the dangers of opossums is that they carry zoonotic diseases, they are a vital part of the ecosystem, digesting almost anything (even bones) to ...

Many animals survive predation by running, fighting, or hiding. However, some take a much stranger approach: they play dead.

The Virginia opossum, according to John Smith—that explorer of all things Virginia—“hath a head like a Swine, & a taile like a Rat, and is of the Bignes of a Cat.” Had Smith looked closer, he might ...

“Playing Possum,” a new book by the philosopher Susana Monsó, explores the mysteries of grief and mourning in the animal world. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...