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 ...

Each spring, wildlife rescuers get pummeled with well-meaning people bringing in baby animals who appear lost but are really ...

They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious.

Dog owners be on the lookout- Green Cove Springs Police are alerting residents about raccoons with distemper. Green Cove Springs Police has received four calls in the past two weeks about raccoons ...

Jessica Buwick, 40, went viral after revealing her dog accidentally pooped on her 40-year-old “emotional support” baby blanket — which she hadn’t washed in over a decade.

When you think of garden pests, raccoons probably rank high on the list—those masked little bandits are famous for raiding bird feeders, knocking over compost bins, and digging through garden beds.

Rooster was rescued as a scared, lonely baby raccoon who didn’t know how to survive on his own. But once he met Uzzo the pittie, everything changed. The two became inseparable—wrestling like brothers, ...

In a “Weekend Update” that featured jokes about Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, a sunburned vacationer played by cast member Ben Marshall and how Netflix will jack up its prices to $50 million in ...

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 ...

A dumpster-diving raccoon that got so trashed on alcohol-fermented peaches it stopped breathing was saved by bighearted Kentucky nurse Misty Combs, who brought the critter back to life with CPR, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Vancouver Police Department said officers rescued a baby raccoon that was being kept illegally as a pet while responding to a reported disturbance on Sunday. ‘This is ...