RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — There is only one kind of marsupial found north of Mexico — and it bears Virginia’s namesake. The Virginia opossum is the full name of the fuzzy little creature many drivers see ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore — Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center’s executive director Dave Siddon joined Emily Storm on Sunrise this morning, and he brought along one of the organization’s ...

The Wildlife Center of Virginia has a new furry face on its ambassador team: a male opossum who came to the Waynesboro center in October. The opossum’s new role as ambassador soon became clear when ...

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WRIC) — The Wildlife Center of Virginia is asking for help to name the new male opossum that has joined their ambassador team. The opossum arrived at the center in October 2024, and ...

CHARLES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — About a month ago, Chickahominy Wildlife admitted an opossum with extensive injuries into the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The opossum suffered two fractures in her ...

A hair is a specialized structure, made of a protein called keratin, which grows from the skin cells of mammals. Even though some spiders or caterpillars may be described as "hairy," only mammals have ...

When a Virginia opossum made its home in the Deal-Sosa family garage while looking for food and shelter, Vivien Deal-Sosa — a then-fourth grader at Chesterfield School — decided to learn a bit about ...

Opossoms — they’re just like us! On Feb. 10, Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, an organization that cares for injured, orphaned and sick wild animals, posted on Facebook about a furry little critter that ...