Research Shows Raccoons Are Definitely Trying to Domesticate Themselves—Here's What We Know

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

New research reveals urban raccoons across the US show early signs of domestication

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 evolving to be as cute and cuddly as pets — and they want inside your homes

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