If ‘Teddy Bear,’ why not ‘Billy Possum’?” That was the question posed by a political cartoon in the January 10, 1909, issue of the Atlanta Constitution. Inspired by a highly anticipated “possums and ...

Remember Saffron the opossum? After the rat-tailed pet marsupial was seized by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries officers during Carnival 2024, he seemed to vanish as completely as Amelia Earhart.

With white faces, naked tails and beady eyes, these critters might be mistaken for a very large rat, but they’re a much more interesting neighbour. The Virginia opossum is North America’s only ...

“I have no idea how this possum got in my house and up into my ... “But as I was looking around I see this really big, long-looking rat tail and I just kind of stop because I was in shock.

That means eradicating invasive species such as possums, rats and mustelids—a group that includes weasels, ferrets and stoats ...

Bishop W.C. Martin, wife Donna Martin and their church inspired the new film "Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot" Angel Studios More than two decades ago, 22 families from a small part of ...

But children thought the toy looked “too much like a rat,” and it sold poorly Howard Dorre “If ‘Teddy Bear,’ why not ‘Billy Possum’?” That was the question posed by a political ...