Public defender Stu Baggerly represents people who can't afford a lawyer. And he has a soft spot for a certain opossum.

They have a long snout, tall forehead and a tail that can grasp and hold onto tree branches to aid climbing. Opossums’ low body temperature and strong immune system mean they rarely carry the ...

The opossum is the only marsupial native to North America and can be found throughout the southern part of the United States.

Wilder, tougher and more extreme than ever, 'Alone Australia' is back for an epic record-breaking third season, Wednesday 26 ...

There were just 458 known pairs of kōkako 25 years ago, now their numbers have increased five-fold. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research senior scientist John Innes had been part of the drive to turn ...

Researchers found crocodilians, bats, raccoons and other creatures prowling a Florida town’s storm drains, “like something ...

About 80 percent of a black bear’s diet comes from plants (fruits, nuts, berries), 15 percent from insects (termites, ants, ...

"Forests need to be in good condition. Ship rats and possums, they're not just predators they're also tree climbing. Possums eat leaves and fruit, and ship rats eat fruit and insects, and kōkako ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

To aid with their climbing and digging they possess ... parts of the Midwest and the West Coast. In the wild, possums typically live in hollowed out logs, rocky crevices, and in the branches of trees.

South of Midnight is my dream come true, but while its world and characterization are strong, it's a few crawfish short of a jambalaya.