Scientists Just Discovered 70 New Species and Some Are Truly Wild

Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...
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American Museum of Natural History's new discoveries of 2025 include the small mouse opossum, which has an "exceptionally long nose and tail"

The American Museum of Natural History recently posted a summary of some of its work in 2025, stating that this year, ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Cal Poly Humboldt professor finds a new opossum species

During an expedition to the Peruvian Andes in 2018, a team of researchers exploring Abiseo River National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, made an extraordinary discovery: a previously undocumented ...
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Basil, the one-eyed opossum, is DC's next animal obsession. Here's 4 things to know about his species

When Basil the Virginia opossum arrived at the National Zoo over the summer, he had been injured by a predator attack, lost one eye, and was unlikely to survive in the wild due to his injuries. Now, D ...
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Long-tailed mammal with ‘facial mask’ caught in trap in Peru. It’s a new species

Scientists caught a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” in a trap at a Peru national park and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Pedro Peloso, shared by Robert Voss In the Andes ...
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Homer's opossum visitor, Grubby, still on the lam as town remains divided

A North American possum perched on a branch (Cody Pope/Wikipedia) There's a wild opossum in the Homer area, and not everybody is upset about it. Many, including the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, ...
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Opossum found in shipping container raises concerns about growing threat in Hawaii

HONOLULU (KHON2) — An opossum discovered Tuesday in a shipping container was the second live opossum in a month found in Hawaii, raising the concerns about the growing threat of invasive species in ...