"In this way, opossums help to control tick populations, which is great for humans and our pets, too ... for Disease Control and Prevention, and wild opossums don't attack so long as you keep ...

All across the nation, in Americans’ backyards and garages and living rooms, in their beds and basements and bathrooms, wild animals kept as pets live side by side with their human owners.

Every once in a while, you may see a raccoon being kept as a pet. While this isn’t legal everywhere, some areas do allow ...

President Hoover introduced another unusual pet to the White House; a wild opossum named Billy Possum. The animal was captured by White House policeman BB Snodgrass (seen above) and placed in a ...

Playing Possum,” a new book by the philosopher Susana Monsó, explores the mysteries of grief and mourning in the animal world ...

Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on ...

Curbing the python population, however, is a herculean task. P448 recognizes that the issue is bigger than any one person, ...

As wild as this may seem, it is not unusual to see peacocks and opossums around in Florida ... including garbage, pet food, or cultivated fruits and vegetables," the FWC says.

Berkeley County is investigating the incident. Pet Helpers says on top of the 12 dead cats, they know investigators found three wild possums dead in the area as well. Pet Helpers Founder Carol ...

It works for other animals too, such as skunks and opossums ... with domestic pets, mange from rodenticides and trapping. “As we humans continue to expand into wild places, our wildlife are ...

When the gosling, a runt named Brightbill (Kit Connor), hatches, a helpful opossum named Pinktail ... style making you want to reach out and pet every wild fuzzy creature (regardless of ...