If raccoons are wild animals, why are they so darn cute? If that’s a question you’ve ever asked yourself while looking at a picture of the furry urban dwellers with their beady eyes and tiny paws, you ...

Dogs showed up between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago, attracted by the smell of cookfires and food scraps. When we started doing agriculture and started storing lots of grain, that attracted rodents, ...

Across the United States, raccoons are slipping out of the shadows of the trash can and into living rooms, Instagram feeds and even pet carrier backpacks. What was once a quintessential backyard ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found that city-dwelling raccoons are showing early signs of domestication — and ...

With dexterous childlike hands and cheeky “masks,” raccoons are North America’s ubiquitous backyard bandits. The critters are so comfortable in human environments, in fact, that a new study finds that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Baby raccoons can look a lot like the internet's idea of a perfect pet: fluffy, curious, and eager to climb ...

People often mistake raccoons' clever behavior and expressive faces for signs of friendliness. Videos of them rummaging through drawers or getting hand-fed snacks make it easy to forget they're wild ...

I’ve had multiple run-ins with raccoons over the years, most recently just last week. A very fat fellow, who stops by frequently, clawed his way up to the top of our fence and perched, arms wide, like ...

Nicholas Vincent is a passionate environmentalist and freelance writer. He is deeply committed to promoting... Nicholas Vincent is a passionate environmentalist and freelance writer. He is deeply ...

Raccoons have a reputation for getting into everything, but this time science suggests they are doing more than chasing snacks. According to UBC Science, raccoons kept opening new locks and doors on a ...