Rescuer thought the possum had died before it suddenly opened its eyes Shelley Burrows of Hamilton Wildlife Shelter attends to the possum after it was found wedged between fence posts. Source: ...

In 1837, New Zealand introduced Australian brushtail possums in the hope of building a profitable fur industry. The animals were expected to provide valuable pelts and help create a new rural economy, ...

For one winning bidder, the night could come with a lasting perk: naming rights to what staff members call the cutest opossum in town.

SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The National Hockey League’s (NHL) Minnesota Wild today announced a multi-year local streaming agreement with Prime Video. Prime Video is the exclusive streaming distributor in the ...

Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours." Smith has covered a wide range of subjects, ...

When rescuers realized Duncan's brain injury meant she could never survive in the wild, they promised to give her the best life possible. Instead of climbing trees like most possums, Duncan discovered ...

Blossum, a Virginia opossum, served as an animal ambassador at the Florida Wildlife Hospital. She was euthanized at nearly three years old due to age-related health complications. During her life, she ...

A maintenance worker who was clearing a garbage can in the Bergen County Plaza parking garage in Hackensack found a possum. The worker thought the critter he discovered in the garage that serves the ...

The upper deck at Angel Stadium is an interesting place. As the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a humiliating three-game sweep over the Angels in the Freeway Series on Sunday, one fan apparently decided ...

KEY LARGO, Fla. (CBS12) — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a ...