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?

More information: Donna M. Bond et al, Coat colour in marsupials: genetic variants at the ASIP locus determine grey and black fur of the brushtail possum, Royal Society Open Science (2024). DOI ...

The 28-year-old said he's used to hearing possums scuffle on his roof or in the trees, but never expected to see them have a nighttime fight in the middle of the street. Brush-tailed possums ...

The brushtail possums join seven other species that have been returned to the Red Centre, including the brush-tailed bettong, bilby, and golden bandicoot. The possums will be monitored over the ...

This is the heart-stopping moment a snake and a possum battled on an Aussie woman's roof. Queensland woman Maddie heard a crash on her roof and saw a large brush-tailed possum clutching onto the ...