Raccoons are undeniably adorable, with their bandit-like masks and those clever little hands that seem almost human. It’s no ...

Raccoons have long held the role of adorable bandits in the animal kingdom, and it’s not just because their black “mask” is ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found ...

Raccoons that live in close proximity to humans are developing shorter, cuter snouts and appear to be self-domesticating.

Many of us are lucky enough to live where wildlife comes through our yards, and we get to experience nature firsthand. I live in Western Georgia, and we regularly see squirrels, chipmunks, deer, and ...

A new study shows that raccoons are physically changing to become more domestic as they continue to live near humans.

A friend in Denver was being driven to distraction by the destruction in her garden. Pots were overturned and scattered, transplants dug up and tossed aside with alarming regularity. She put the ...

Q: I enjoyed the letter about living with raccoons. We have been enjoying our masked visitors for 20 years, since our son went off to college. I feed them dog kibble and occasionally poultry bones.

MONTEREY — Just before Thanksgiving, Sharon Foster was gathering things out of her car when she heard a bark. She had set her 4-pound Maltipoo, Cissy, on the ground just moments before and now saw ...

This raccoon wants to remind you of a very important and topical lesson Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, ...