As temperatures drop in the Mid-South, you’re probably buttoning up a coat and pulling on a hat and gloves to take your dog ...

Raccoons in a large city park avoid busy roads, showing how traffic shapes animal movement and quietly divides urban wildlife spaces.

Virginia’s now-famous “Trashed Panda” has inspired a trio of new cocktails as the raccoon’s viral liquor-store escapade ...

Cold weather raises frostbite and hypothermia risks for pets. Vets urge limiting outdoor time, avoiding toxic salts and antifreeze, and using sweaters or booties.

Don’t worry, it’s OK. “I’m just going to lie down here (hic) for a second.”Credit...Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter Supported by By Victor Mather A raccoon broke into a liquor store the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Duncan Cameron was walking his dog Naima near his home in Denver’s Speer neighborhood last summer when he spotted a family of raccoons. He crossed the street ...

A new study finds the notoriously adorable trash bandits in urban areas are showing early signs of domestication.

That resourceful "trash panda" digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance—it could be a living example of evolution in progress. A new study suggests that raccoons living near ...

That resourceful "trash panda" digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance -- it could be a living example of evolution in progress. A new study suggests that raccoons living near ...

Biologists at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock analyzed images of urban and rural raccoons and found that city-dwelling raccoons have noticeably shorter snouts, a classic marker of early ...

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Homeowners across western Washington are finding their lawns torn apart by an unlikely partnership: crows and raccoons simultaneously working to dig up invasive beetle grubs.