Raccoons are incredibly smart animals and quick learners, often able to open doors, cupboards, and just about anything else ...

Some animals have more iconic appearances than others — like poison dart frogs, zebras, and cheetahs. Another member of this infamous family: a raccoon. With a bandit-like black mask around their eyes ...

The research was based on something called the Neural Crest Domestication Syndrome (NCDS) hypothesis, which describes traits ...

Raccoons are medium-sized mammals that are native to North America and Mexico. These critters have also been introduced to Europe and Japan. They are easily distinguished by their bushy tail and ...

A new study from the St. Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine sheds light on the lives of 10 racoons in Forest Park, ...

A new study has shown that Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication. The University of Arkansas found that urban raccoons have smaller snouts, a sign of domestication syndrome.

The clever, adaptable urban raccoon may be evolving a shorter snout — a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals. The new finding describes what a biologist says could be the first ...

In a Lowcountry home, wildlife in need, from raccoons to beavers, find welcome and care. Samantha MacDougal is the ...

If raccoons are wild animals, why are they so darn cute? If that’s a question you’ve ever asked yourself while looking at a picture of the furry urban dwellers with their beady eyes and tiny paws, you ...

Raccoons in a large city park avoid busy roads, showing how traffic shapes animal movement and quietly divides urban wildlife spaces.

Although many wild mammals tend to lead secretive lives and are rarely seen, nature always provides exceptions! There are several species which have learned to live quite successfully around humans ...

Raccoons are appearing more frequently in our surroundings–and with them, many questions. What does this actually mean for us? Do the animals transmit dangerous diseases? PETBOOK explains how ...