Learn about two marsupial species discovered in New Guinea that were thought to have been extinct for 6,000 years.

Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people ...

Until recently, this lineage was thought to exist only in eastern Australia. But on the huge, biologically diverse island of New Guinea, there was no sign of its existence. Scientists presumed it had ...

Most people see an opossum and immediately think: oversized rat, garbage pest, weird roadkill. That’s honestly a shame, because this strange little creature is one of the most fascinating, resilient, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) said it recently received five orphaned opossums that were found all alone. Orphaned opossums at Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR photo) Orphaned opossums at ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Animal Services (AAS) said opossum baby season was coming soon and offered some tips on how to tell if a baby opossum really needs help. “As mating season ramps up, you may ...

Here is recorded version of this blog, if you prefer to listen to it: Common Brushtail Possum Source: Public Domain It is 3 a.m., and I am awake in Australia, my body stubbornly refusing to adjust to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are several myths surrounding the Virginia opossum’s reproductive biology. Opossums do not give birth through their nose!

Quick Take Virginia Opossum – The Basics How Do Opossums Reproduce? Unique Anatomy The Origins of the ’Mating Through... Two wombs, a forked penis, and giving birth through the nose. These are just a ...

Two wombs, a forked penis, and giving birth through the nose. These are just a few of the bizarre stories circulating about the reproductive biology of the Virginia opossum. This beady-eyed, big-eared ...