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

Biologists at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock analyzed images of urban and rural raccoons and found that ...

Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in ...

Lesch’s theory is that the main driver of the domestication is human trash. “Animals love our trash. It’s an easy source of ...

City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals ...

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

Across the United States, raccoons are slipping out of the shadows of the trash can and into living rooms, Instagram feeds ...

Most of us see raccoons as troublemakers that raid bins and disappear before sunrise, so the idea of keeping one at home feels strange. Even so, their behavior in cities is shifting.

Raccoons may have a mischievous reputation, but these clever, masked bandits bring unexpected benefits to your yard. Far from ...

A wild raccoon has become a star on social media after someone captured video footage of the animal politely walking up to a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru window and receiving a donut. Florida resident ...

A raccoon has been rescued after being spotted roaming freely in a woman's garden in England. The animal triggered a 'raccoon ...