RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — There is only one kind of marsupial found north of Mexico — and it bears Virginia’s namesake. The Virginia opossum is the full name of the fuzzy little creature many ...
Originally named Possum Snout, the northwest Georgia town of Tallapoosa has nurtured a special relationship with the toothy backwoods marsupial. A taxidermied Virginia opossum has been the centerpiece ...
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 ...
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Great Plains Nature Center Director Amanda Alessi brought in Peanut, a Virginia opossum, to KSN’s Wild Side Tuesday afternoon. Opossums are the only marsupial in North ...
As temperatures continue to drop, staff at the Procyon Wildlife Centre in Beeton are growing concerned about the safety of the opossums in their care. The centre is currently home to 35 Virginia ...