Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get ready for your daily dose of cuteness overload. Meet Starfish. She’s a sweet li’l possum with a face for the silver screen.

The mom of the year award goes to this Opossum. At first glance it looks like she has unusal looking, lumpy fur. If you look closer you'll see 7 babies clinging onto her back. Not only is this cute ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An opossum enjoying a strawberry treat has melted hearts online after a ...

File this under cute. A group of orphaned opossums have been raised in a rehabilitation facility, and before they’re released, they’re given one final treat: bananas. Share this story Subscribe and ...

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 ...