The Virginia opossum is the only opossum species found in the United States and Canada. Opossums have the smallest ...

Virginia opossums are omnivores, and Deal-Sosa explained they "eat a variety of foods such as road kill, frogs and even ticks." ...

Peak season for Virginia opossums in South Florida means a busy time for the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife on ...

Virginia opossums may resemble oversized rats, but there is much more to these creatures than meets the eye. Their mouths have 50 teeth, their back feet have opposable digits, and females have ...

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WRIC) — The Wildlife Center of Virginia has announced the name of its new male opossum that has joined its ambassador team after an “overwhelming” amount of voting responses.

State Sen. Donovan Fenton, D-Keene, has 14 co-sponsors, about evenly split between the two parties, in support of his legislative proposal to make the Virginia opossum the official state marsupial.

“This Virginia opossum was admitted today after reportedly devouring an ENTIRE Costco chocolate cake.” In the post are two photos that paint a vivid picture.

Roanoke – The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has welcomed a new ambassador opossum, and it needs a name. The male opossum suffers from metabolic bone disease due to being kept as an illegal ...

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Ticks are not, in any manner, selected for by Virginia opossums.” He cites a 2021 peer-reviewed paper called “ Are Virginia opossums really ecological traps for ticks?

SB 30, which has over a dozen bipartisan sponsors, would proclaim the Virginia opossum the state marsupial of New Hampshire. If signed into law, it would take effect 60 days after passage.