With dexterous childlike hands and cheeky “masks,” raccoons are North America’s ubiquitous backyard bandits. The critters are so comfortable in human environments, in fact, that a new study finds that ...

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 plump raccoon found itself in a tight situation — literally — after trying to squeeze through a ceiling and getting stuck halfway. John Pineda of Forest City Wildlife Control in London, Ontario, was ...

A newly published study from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock suggests that North American raccoons may be showing early signs of domestication. Researchers compared urban raccoons with their ...

Ohioans love theirs dogs and cats, but what about Buckeyes who want a pet with a ringed tail, black circles around its eyes and paws that look like hands? While Ohio cracked down on exotic animal ...

Ewan has been a content writer since 2020, and loves nothing more than discussing all things gaming. While he's been playing games all his life, he has a particular interesting in anything even ...

Maybe you were up at 2 a.m. and saw YouTube randomly recommend the video of the guy casually feeding an army of cute raccoons, a video that racked up over 43 million views. Or maybe you're a fan of ...

Another rabid raccoon reported Friday in Nassau has added to the spike in rabies cases on Long Island that has health officials concerned about the spread of the potentially fatal disease. In July, ...

Misty Combs and her colleagues knew something was wrong when they saw a large raccoon pacing in a parking lot near their office one morning. They looked into a dumpster full of rainwater and fermented ...