Raccoons may be inching closer to joining cats and dogs as people's furry besties — and our overflowing trash cans could be the reason why. According to KARK News, a study from the University of ...

In a new experiment, raccoons continued opening fresh doors and latches on a puzzle box even after they had claimed the food ...

But new research published in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons will try to solve problems even when they don’t expect a food reward for the work. The scientists describe the behavior as foraging for ...

One out of three wild raccoons found in Seoul has been confirmed to be infected with heartworm. Heartworm parasitizes the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs and cats, causing symptoms such as ...

Raccoons Don’t Just Scavenge. They Study. In A Nutshell Raccoons continued solving puzzle box openings even after their food reward was gone, suggesting they explore for the sake of learning, not just ...

Raccoons are adaptable and resourceful animals, but they still face threats from a variety of predators in the wild. This video explores the animals that most commonly hunt raccoons and explains how ...