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.

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.

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

Americans send presidents letters or small gifts to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for a variety of reasons. But one woman took it a step further in 1926, sending President Calvin Coolidge a raccoon for ...

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

Hi friends, Reef the fox here with your weekly “Reef’s Report.” Well, would you look at that. Your boy Reef has done it again ...

After a terrifying night battling an attacking bear, Kotaro Takahashi checked the garden where the kennel for his dog, ...

Almost dog-like, Maine Coons are smart, friendly, and gentle. These cats tend to take everything in stride and can be sweet ...

"I remember he was wearing a patchwork of animal skins and fur of all different types, and it had weight to it because when ...

They are everywhere on the continent and have adapted to human development. Learn all about the most common squirrels in ...