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New Study Suggests That Raccoons Will Be The Next Animal To Be Domesticated

Getty image This new study has animal lovers in a tizzy. According to this study, raccoons are beginning to show signs of the ...

DOH-Duval issues rabies advisory after locating infected raccoon

The Florida Department of Health in Duval County (DOH-Duval) has issued a rabies advisory in the county after a raccoon was ...

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 ...
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I Thought Raccoons Were Just Cute Trouble-Makers — Until I Learned How Smart They Really Are

Raccoons have long held the role of adorable bandits in the animal kingdom, and it’s not just because their black “mask” is ...
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Toronto’s favourite animal may be evolving to be cuter and friendlier

A new study has found that the snouts of urban raccoons are getting smaller indicating they may be domesticating the same way ...