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 ...

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

He’ll also happily eat squirrel—and a low country dish called “chicken bog”—before ever touching a Brussels sprout.

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

The clever, adaptable urban "trash panda" may be evolving a shorter snout — a key physical trait of pets and other ...

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

A sea lion caused traffic on Blue Slough Road in Cosmopolis, Washington, on 6, 2025. (Credit: Chief Heath Layman/Cosmopolis Police Department/TMX) ...

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If ever there was a perfect case study for ‘peaking at the right time’, it might be Rhode Island FC. The team finished the 2025 regular season with a 10-8-12 (WTL) record, good enough to slip into the ...

Another Suffolk raccoon has tested positive for rabies, this time in Lindenhurst, marking 11 cases throughout the county this year, Suffolk health officials announced Tuesday. No humans or pets are ...