As marsupials, opossums can carry up to 13 babies in their pouch. When the joeys grow too big to fit, they cling to mom’s back as she ambles along. Opossums also have an opposable “thumb” on ...

Mama Odie, a rescued opossum, has always had a big heart. When she was first rescued, she was suffering from severe injuries, likely as the result of a dog attack. Her condition was so severe that ...

Virginia opossums are the only marsupial species in the U.S. "Their little babies live in the mother's pouch until they get ...