Mothers have the hardest job in the world. Caring for babies is full-time work, and this labor extends to the animal world.

This adorable baby opossum named Ellie will melt your heart. Baby Opposums are some of the most joy-sparking little critters I've seen. Known as joeys, these tiny marsupials are full of surprises from ...

Sunset Beach police responded to a home on the 600 block of Magnolia, where a baby opossum had been found alone under a house ...

The opossum mom was reunited with her babies as she recovers in an oxygen kennel. But it’s going to be a “long road to recovery” for this animal, the group said.

Fun fact: When possums are born, they remain in their mother’s pouch for about two-and-a-half months. At around 55 to 70 days, their eyes finally open. leekris/Getty Images. Fuzzy buddy.

The opossum mom was reunited with her babies as she recovers in an oxygen kennel. But it’s going to be a “long road to recovery” for this animal, the group said.

It looks like as many as 10 baby opossums were hanging on to the mom as she carefully scaled the fence, with one on her tail hanging on for dear life. Tippens had a sweet sentiment about seeing it.

A WMUR viewer in Claremont captured photos of a mother possum carrying almost a dozen joeys on her back.Possums are New Hampshire's only marsupial mammal, which means they have a pouch like ...

The opossum mom was reunited with her babies as she recovers in an oxygen kennel. But it’s going to be a “long road to recovery” for this animal, the group said.

It looks like as many as 10 baby opossums were hanging on to the mom as she carefully scaled the fence, with one on her tail hanging on for dear life. Tippens had a sweet sentiment about seeing it.

The opossum mom was reunited with her babies as she recovers in an oxygen kennel. But it’s going to be a “long road to recovery” for this animal, the group said.

The opossum mom was reunited with her babies as she recovers in an oxygen kennel. But it’s going to be a “long road to recovery” for this animal, the group said.