Raccoons are undeniably adorable, with their bandit-like masks and those clever little hands that seem almost human. It’s no ...

Raccoons that live in close proximity to humans are developing shorter, cuter snouts and appear to be self-domesticating.

A new study shows that raccoons are physically changing to become more domestic as they continue to live near humans.

Raccoons’ ability to manipulate their environment with their handlike paws is one reason humans have tended to anthropomorphize them. Almost two-thirds of the raccoon’s somatic sensory cortex is ...

With the possible exception of a certain overly aggressive red squirrel who tried to bite off a couple of my fingers at the elbow, the meanest animal I ever worked with was a small, but surprisingly ...

If Seattle's raccoons are starting to look a little cuter and less wary, it may not be your imagination. The big picture: ...

Q: I enjoyed the letter about living with raccoons. We have been enjoying our masked visitors for 20 years, since our son went off to college. I feed them dog kibble and occasionally poultry bones.

A friend in Denver was being driven to distraction by the destruction in her garden. Pots were overturned and scattered, transplants dug up and tossed aside with alarming regularity. She put the ...

MONTEREY — Just before Thanksgiving, Sharon Foster was gathering things out of her car when she heard a bark. She had set her 4-pound Maltipoo, Cissy, on the ground just moments before and now saw ...

Westchester Health Department is looking for the person who left five baby raccoons on its doorstep Raccoons might carry rabies and health officials fear caretaker was exposed The masked balls of fur ...