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 ...

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

Discover how urban raccoons are evolving shorter snouts and pet like traits to survive in cities, driven by easy trash access. Latest 2025 study reveals surprising domestication signs in North ...

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 ...

The marketing of higher-quality pet food suggests that it's healthier, but there isn't much evidence to suggest refrigerated, fresh or "human-grade" food leads to better pet health outcomes, according ...

It’s time for the 25th Anniversary of Toys for Tots here in McLean County! Every year WJBC teams up with McLean County Toys For Tots to collect donations of new, unwrapped toys for the kids of McLean ...

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More Long before dogs became our cuddly companions, they were our ...

The South has long gone to the “coon dogs”—in a good way. This branch of scent hounds descended from English foxhounds first brought to the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries and remains ...

A lot of my puppies are used for hunting which is what the breed was bred to do They hunt mainly for food and to protect the property from vermin coming in like raccoons possums that would destroy the ...