Raccoons are undeniably adorable, with their bandit-like masks and those clever little hands that seem almost human. It’s no wonder some people look at them and think, "Wouldn’t that make an amazing ...

The clever, adaptable urban raccoon may be evolving a shorter snout — a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals. The new finding describes what a biologist says could be the first ...

DERBY — A woman who helps run a local pizzeria said she rescued a baby raccoon, keeping it in an outdoor habitat, before authorities seized the animal last month. In a statement Tuesday from the state ...

A Georgia man trying to help a raccoon may have contracted rabies after the animal bit him during a long car ride to an animal center, according to local reports. The Cherokee County man reportedly ...

For the past six years, we've lived in North Little Rock, on an ambiguous line between suburb and woods. This is by design. We like the river trail. Karen likes to ride her bike. We both enjoy the ...

More in the Hollywood mould is the wide-eyed yet slippery hero Maurice (voiced by Wyatt Bowen), a daredevil raccoon who ...

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 ...