A teen held a wild possum up by his neck and brought it into the house to show her parents. The possum did what possums do, "playing possum," meaning pretending to be dead. It is a natural defense ...

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Clay Logan, who holds the annual Possum Drop event in Brasstown, reflects on legislation meant to allow his annual possum drop event go forward and why he doesn't spell possum with an "O" at the ...

The woman said she had "no idea" how the animal had got into her house Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

It is not uncommon for opossums to hang out around a porch, stealing dog or cat food. Most cats will tolerate an opossum. Dogs are more likely to chase possums, which pose little threat to domestic ...

My friend Kinzie had a visitor recently. An uninvited visitor. She walked into her house, went into her kitchen and came face ...

The ongoing fight between a North Carolina mountain town and animal advocates over the town's New Year's Eve tradition has led to the state House to create a loophole for the event. The ongoing fight ...

Possums can be the subject of cute fascination, morbid curiosity (quite literally, these creatures play dead as a defense mechanism) or a nuisance to homeowners. Perhaps your knowledge of possums ...

An orangutan at a zoo in Australia found an unwanted visitor in its treehouse. The ape’s solution? To quite literally throw the visitor out. A video posted on Reddit by user @j___---h on Sept. 9 ...