But our new research shows common brushtail possums—often thought to be herbivores—also dine on animal carcasses.

It comes as a study finds West Australian brushtail possums have developed resistance to 1080 after natural exposure to the ...

This year, a Tasmanian yard that hadn’t been watered in 10 years and featured a dead brushtail possum won the title of ugliest lawn in the world. The contest, organized by the island of Gotland in ...

A cute fluffy common brushtail possum on a banana tree, Brisbane, Australia. Source: iStockphoto / miwa_in_oz/Getty Images/iStockphoto Have you ever heard a thumping and screeching sound in your roof?

A volunteer attends to the burnt paw of a brushtail possum in Merimbula, Australia. From July 2019 to March 2020, bushfires swept across 24 million hectares of the country, killing and injuring ...

The kitchen lights had lured insects, most of which had ended up in pieces. That evening Caitlin peeked out to spot the culprit - a common brushtail possum - sitting on the windowsill. At that moment ...