In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children thought the toy looked "too much like a rat," and it sold poorly ...

and declared Billy Possum “the new national toy.” It might seem ridiculous to suggest that the beloved teddy bear, named for the story of Theodore Roosevelt’s refusal to shoot a restrained ...

Possum native species is a marsupial which is about the size of a house cat with shorter legs, naked ears, and a long tail. The species can be found all over Virginia counties, usually in a wooded ...