The Virginia opossum is North America’s only marsupial (a mammal that carries its young in a pouch) and is native to the southern U.S. However, it’s been staging an invasion into Canada ...

The researchers extrapolated from this that a wild opossum could potentially eat around 5,500 ticks per week during tick ...

The swamp is a forested wetland made up of both water and land. Swamp animals include mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, ...

Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk, are rare and occur mostly at the periphery of the Adirondacks. Other species, such as the white-tailed deer and short-tailed shrew, are common and ...

Even smaller mammals such as the short-tailed shrew may prey upon nestlings. However, the opossum, red fox, barn owl, and bullfrog are the only confirmed predators of this species.

Their long sleep duration allows them to conserve energy, crucial for survival in their natural habitats. As nocturnal ...

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The last scientific record of the "lost species" of elephant shrew was in the 1970s, despite local sightings. The creature was found alive and well in Djibouti, a country in the Horn of Africa ...

From opossums to caterpillars, there are many practical uses for poo. Just as we all experience birth and death, every living animal on this earth poops. Through evolution, the rich diversity of ...

Dear Abby advises a mother struggling with the attitude of his son's girlfriend. Getty Images DEAR ABBY: My son is engaged to a girl we all love, but recently, there’s been an issue. My husband ...

Ah, the question of what to do with The Shrew. In 2024 any production of Shakespeare’s bleak misogynistic comedy ‘The Taming of the Shew’ requires careful rethinking. Under the right ...

A video that Stomp contributor Kenneth took of a shrew and its three babies in Sengkang will leave you with mixed feelings. Kenneth said he came across the unusual sight between Blocks 128 and 132 ...