Raccoons and possums are often confused with one another. After all, they’re both likely to spend some time sifting through ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — There is only one kind of marsupial found north of Mexico — and it bears Virginia’s namesake. The ...

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"A lot of it is based on their appearance and nothing more than that. So I'm always trying to sing the praises of opossums ...

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 ...

Virginia opossum: When threatened, an opossum will faint and look quite dead—from its prone posture to its drooling, tongue-lolling grimace—which led to the phrase “playing possum” to ...

Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many ...

These mammals represent 7 orders and 17 families. Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk, are rare and occur mostly at the periphery of the Adirondacks. Other species, such as the ...

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 ...

From the thrills of urban whitewater rafting to sipping your way along a mimosa trail, here are the experiences you can only ...

All times ET. Not all candidates are listed. CNN will broadcast a projected winner only after an extensive review of data from a number of sources. “Flipped seat” denotes a race where the ...

When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, the portion now known as West Virginia broke off to form its own state. Admitted to the Union in 1863, West Virginia was the only state created from ...