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 ...

A growing fascination with raccoons on social media — and new scientific research suggesting the animals are becoming physically “cuter” — may be fueling their rise as unconventional household pets, ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found that city-dwelling raccoons are showing early signs of domestication — and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — When responding to reports of a sinkhole Thursday, workers with the city of Austin say they discovered raccoons. “[Raccoons] can have healthy habitats in underground infrastructure and ...

Edward LaRue, 82, and Marlene Parsons, 78, exchanged vows in water-friendly wedding attire, surrounded by friends and family Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing about fashion ...

Nov. 18 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in England rounded up a severely overweight raccoon spotted wandering through neighborhood gardens. The RSPCA said locals in Gwennap, Cornwall, spotted the tremendous ...

With dexterous childlike hands and cheeky “masks,” raccoons are North America’s ubiquitous backyard bandits. The critters are so comfortable in human environments, in fact, that a new study finds that ...

DERBY — A raccoon that was seized from Derby last month is alive and with a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said on Wednesday afternoon.

DERBY — A woman who helps run a local pizzeria said she rescued a baby raccoon, keeping it in an outdoor habitat, before authorities seized the animal last month. In a statement Tuesday from the state ...

DERBY, Conn. (WTNH) — A raccoon was removed from a restaurant in Derby last month, according to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Following an ...

SPARTA, N.C. — A 65-year-old man was found dead after drowning in a swimming pool in Sparta, according to the city's police department. Officers responded to the Alleghany Wellness Center in reference ...