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

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

Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in ...

The shorter faces of these city-dwelling trash bandits offer a telltale sign of domestication and line up with a leading ...

A growing fascination with raccoons on social media — and new scientific research suggesting the animals are becoming ...

Biologists at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock analyzed images of urban and rural raccoons and found that ...

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

Scientists are observing a potential trend in which raccoons in urban areas are beginning to domesticate themselves.

The study found that the animals show some signs of domestication in certain settings. From Comey to ‘sandwich guy,’ federal ...

This article explores why raccoons aren’t just trouble-makers—they’re clever and resourceful, with amazing problem-solving ...