In the University of Arkansas study, researchers looked at almost 20,000 images of raccoons across the United States. They ...

Candy Jar Books is reimagining 'The Christmas Raccoons' as an illustrated storybook for the first time — nearly 45 years after the television special initially aired.

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 the masked bandits, new research suggests.

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.

Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow Kansans who obtain raccoon ownership permits to keep the animals as pets. For the past four years, Lenexa resident Stephen Kaspar has been ...

Candy Jar Books has acquired the rights to publish three new books based on the classic animated series The Raccoons. The books each have seven chapters and are created to encourage parents to read ...

Japan's raccoon infestation has gotten considerably worse over the last decade, multiple Japanese news sources are reporting. Nearly 1,300 raccoons were captured during the 2022 fiscal year, said ...

Japan’s raccoon infestation has gotten considerably worse over the last decade, multiple Japanese news sources are reporting. Nearly 1,300 raccoons were captured during the 2022 fiscal year, said ...

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 ...