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He’s cute, he’s quirky, and he’s ready to meet you! Meet the Wildlife Center of Virginia's ambassador opossum who’s helping teach people all about wildlife. Kaci and Emily learn some fun ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A Virginia opossum made her weather prediction at the Birmingham Zoo on Groundhog Day. The Birmingham Zoo announced Birmingham Jill found ...

So I'm gonna hand it over to Becky and let's see what the weather's gonna do. Yeah, so I don't know, have you guys kind of heard of our opossum tradition that we do here? So we do have Birmingham Bill ...

The White-tailed Eagle is a massive raptor with a broad wingspan and a large ... In flight, their broad, plank-like wings and short, wedge-shaped tail are distinctive.