Six of the possums were found abandoned in a cardboard box and are now being cared for by Five Sister Zoo in West Lothian.

Their big, doleful eyes and tiny paws are enough to soften even the hardest heart, and they actually make wonderful pets. Sugar gliders are tiny nocturnal gliding possums that can fit in your pocket.

Wild animals are indeed wild and are unpredictable. Some states do allow squirrels and raccoons as pets, and any search can find several incidents of serious biting, scratching and attacking ...

Six possums are being cared for at a zoo in West Lothian after being found abandoned ... The zoo said they were likely to be exotic pets that someone could no longer care for. The animals were not in ...