The Hollow Journal

A Virginia opossum lying motionless in woodland leaf litter while canine tracks recede toward the trees.
Opossum Playing Dead: Why It Isn't Actually Faking
Why opossums playing dead isn't a performance, what thanatosis really is, and where the phrase playing possum came from. Read more...
Black-and-ivory linocut illustration of an opossum leaving a boarded wooden shelter and walking across patchy snow.
Do Opossums Hibernate? What the Winter Record Shows
Virginia opossums do not hibernate. They shelter during severe weather, reduce their activity, and emerge when conditions allow. The arrangement is less a winter sleep than a series of strongly... Read more...