Orphaned Baby Opossum at Cincinnati Zoo Has Everyone Falling in Love originally appeared on PetHelpful. No matter how many times I visited the zoo as a child, there was always something new to see.

Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found new insights into the genetic structure of the common brushtail possum, including an additional subspecies in Western Australia.

Authorities in Michigan said an opossum was rescued from the Mackinac Bridge, the 5-mile bridge connecting the state's two peninsulas.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Why did the opossum cross the Mackinac Bridge? We’re not sure, but one certainly tried. According to the Mackinac Bridge Authority, a motorist spotted a possum on ...

The Mackinac Bridge Authority confirmed the opossum wandered onto the bridge Thursday, in a post on social media.

Photo courtesy of the Mackinac Bridge Authority “This opossum wandered out onto the bridge last evening and was spotted by a passing motorist,” Bridge Authority staff posted on social media.

After he was found wandering behind a Lebanon apartment building, a tiny opossum has found a new home at the Oregon Zoo.

An orphaned opossum joey named Nigel has a new home at the Oregon Zoo.Nigel, who weighs in at 9.5-ounces, was found earlier this month wandering behind an apart ...

Isn't he cute? The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has welcomed a new ambassador opossum, and it needs a name.

They scream and laugh as the opossum, engulfed in flames, writhes in pain for over a minute before keeling over, seemingly dead, the video shows.