An opossum with babies was rescued from the Bay Bridge during Monday's morning commute. The babies were only about a month old and still in their mom's pouch. They were discovered by staff at ...

When her rescuers found her, they discovered that she had two babies still alive in her pouch. Normally, opossums can have up to 11 babies, so since Mama Odie had only two, it’s likely something ...

Every spring, female opossums hold babies in their pouches growing strong and healthy. Sadly, some of these mother opossums ...

As marsupials, opossums can carry up to 13 babies in their pouch. When the joeys grow too big to fit, they cling to mom’s back as she ambles along. Opossums also have an opposable “thumb” on ...

A follow-up post revealed the opossum had been taken to WildCare in San Rafael, where personnel discovered the female animal was carrying a pouch full of babies that "seemed to be unscathed by the ...

(Courtesy of WildCare) Being marsupials, baby opossums are born small and underdeveloped. At birth, they make their way from the birth canal to their mother’s marsupium, or pouch, where they ...