Grace McNally, via email Not very effective at all. At least, there’s no strong evidence that they are. You’ve New research ...

with most of the ticks placed on them disappearing. The researchers extrapolated from this that a wild opossum could potentially eat around 5,500 ticks per week during tick season. And thus ...

But our new research shows common brushtail possums – often thought to be herbivores – also dine on animal carcasses. Understanding when and where brushtail possums scavenge is important.

But our new research shows common brushtail possums—often thought to be herbivores—also dine on animal carcasses. Understanding when and where brushtail possums scavenge is important.

“They eat everything,” MacDonald exclaims ... One item on the opossum’s menu is another newcomer — ticks. A warming climate has brought the insects, and Lyme disease, to our forests ...

In Australia, people tend to think carnivores – such as dingoes, ravens, foxes and wedge-tailed eagles – lead the clean-up crew. But new research shows common brushtail possums – often thought to be ...

Every once in a while, you may see a raccoon being kept as a pet. While this isn’t legal everywhere, some areas do allow ...

On a recent Saturday morning, my husband and I woke up as usual, got the coffee going, opened the front curtains to find we ...

Filled with fun new adventures, follow Sally and Possum as they explore, discover, and learn about the world around them using Australian Sign Language (Auslan). Early Stage 1 English ABC iview Home ...