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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 ...

Raccoons are evolving to be as cute and cuddly as pets — and they want inside your homes

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

New research reveals urban raccoons across the US show early signs of domestication

Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in the masked bandits, new research suggests.
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I Thought Raccoons Were Just Cute Trouble-Makers — Until I Learned How Smart They Really Are

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

El Reno officials report raccoon tests positive for rabies

El Reno Animal Control officials on Thursday announced that a raccoon that had been captured this week has tested positive ...

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 ...

This wild animal shows signs of domestication in California cities

The biologists determined that city-dwelling North American raccoons (Procyon lotor) have snouts that are 3.5% shorter than ...

New Michigan law removes threats to large carnivore breeding at zoos

Before the change to Michigan's Large Carnivore Act, citations unrelated to large carnivores threatened several animal ...

Cuter and closer: Raccoons may be on their way to becoming America's next pet

Raccoons may be inching closer to becoming America's next pet. Affectionately referred to as trash pandas, the masked mammals ...