Raccoons in Lubbock are cuter than they seem, but they can pose serious health risks. It’s best to admire from afar and keep food sources secured at home.

Protecting your yard from raccoons is a lot like childproofing a home: Look at it from their angle and cover all your bases, ...

Yes. Florida is one of 13 states where raccoon ownership as a pet is legal, according to datapandas.org, an organization that ...

Have you ever wanted a pet raccoon? Well, here’s a possible sign that dream is slowly approaching: a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology suggests raccoons are getting closer to ...

A new study from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock suggests that urban raccoons are starting to look different from their rural relatives. And not in a “they’ve had one too many late-night ...

There is a race happening among skunks, raccoons, coyotes and whitetail deer as to which will out-populate the other in our environment. There are clear leaders, but don’t count any out. Rats and mice ...

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. They’re figuring ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Scientists are observing a potential trend in which raccoons in urban areas are beginning to domesticate themselves. Research has shown that raccoons living in cities have snouts that ...

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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 ...