Late last month, a homeowner in Australia noticed their dog barking at something and decided to investigate. Following the ...

In an “extremely slow-speed pursuit,” a California Highway Patrol officer followed the marsupial ... that the opossum was carrying babies estimated to be about a month old in her pouch and ...

Ever see an opossum in your backyard? You won't believe how cool (and helpful!) they are! Click to learn some amazing facts! ...

Murray the opossum, resident of the Burgess-Shadbush Nature ... nature center coordinator. “Marsupials are any mammals where mom has a pouch where she carries her babies, called ‘joeys.’ They’re kind ...

In an “extremely slow-speed pursuit,” a California Highway Patrol officer followed the marsupial as she ambled ... It turned out that the opossum was carrying babies estimated to be about a month old ...

Greater gliders are marsupials, which means their young are born very small and continue to develop in the mother’s pouch. After spending several months in the pouch, the offspring move into a tree ...

The bonding process, known as “tenting,” involves carrying the glider in a pouch ... marsupials native to South America, display surprising affection and recognition that belies their small size and ...

The yapok, also known as the water opossum, is a unique marsupial found in Central and South America ... Female yapoks have specialized pouches that seal watertight to protect their young while ...

an opossum featured on Wild Wednesday, is helping to educate the public about the important role opossums play in the ecosystem. Opossums, often mistaken for rodents, are actually marsupials and ...

(Although many other marsupials have a two-pronged penis to help send sperm through both vaginas, kangaroos have only one.) But if there's already a joey in the pouch, there's a problem ...