Raccoons and possums are often confused with one another. After all, they’re both likely to spend some time sifting through ...

Even smaller mammals such as the short-tailed shrew may prey upon nestlings. However, the opossum, red fox, barn owl, and bullfrog are the only confirmed predators of this species.

Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk, are rare and occur mostly at the periphery of the Adirondacks. Other species, such as the white-tailed deer and short-tailed shrew, are common and ...

Long wings; relatively short tail; straight, sharply pointed largely blue-gray bill with a blackish culmen; blue-gray legs. Adult Male: black eye line, crown, nape, and back. Bright orange ...

The answer may surprise you. In Australia, people tend to think carnivores – such as dingoes, ravens, foxes and wedge-tailed eagles – lead the clean-up crew. But new research shows common brushtail ...

In a first-of-its kind discovery, Florida biologists photographed a Burmese python swallowing a full-sized whitetail deer in ...

Caitlin Henderson (Australia) finds an unexpected guest on her balcony as a possum snacks on a large cicada. ‘There were heads here, wings there,’ Caitlin says. The kitchen lights had lured insects, ...

The population of South Island lesser short-tailed bats in the Eglinton Valley is a viable population of this species on mainland South Island.

From baby squirrels to osprey to a Canada goose with lead poisoning: Wild Care in Eastham rescues Cape Cod animals in ...

Short track is form of speed skating contested around an international-sized hockey rink, 111 meters in length. Athletes race simultaneously, jockeying for position for the duration of the multi-lap ...

When dead animals are left lying around in nature, who takes advantage of the free feed—carnivores or herbivores? The answer may surprise you. In Australia, people tend to think carnivores ...