Alberta Einstein, an ambassador opossum, helps reveal the surprising facts behind one of North America’s most misunderstood animals. She isn’t a rodent but a marsupial, with unusual fingerprints, a ...

Opossums (Didelphis virginiana) are misunderstood. Some think they look scary, and others associate them with being dirty. Sure, they do sort of look like big rats, but opossums are actually gentle ...

One morning I walked around the back of our yard and discovered a dead animal. I poked it with the toe of my sneaker to make sure it was really dead, not just playing possum. But as they say in The ...