Evolutionary biologist Pamela Yeh and animal domestication expert Raffaela Lesch join Host Flora Lichtman to discuss how ...

The research was based on something called the Neural Crest Domestication Syndrome (NCDS) hypothesis, which describes traits common to domesticated animals: smaller brains, floppy ears, shorter snouts ...

Can you own a racoon in Arizona? What about hedgehogs, fennec foxes, capybara and more. Here's what to know about owning ...

My friend’s father loves to tell stories about how his family had pet raccoons when he was growing up. It wasn’t until he produced photographic evidence that I actually believed him. Images of my ...

LENEXA, Kansas (KSHB) — Stephen Kaspar is one step closer to legalizing pet raccoons in Kansas after testifying before the state legislature last month. Kaspar, of Lenexa, has been fascinated with ...

There's a reason why most of us don't have pet raccoons. They get into all sorts of trouble! Yep, these guys are as adorable as they are mischievous. Just take a look at a raccoon who got himself into ...

The clever, adaptable urban raccoon may be evolving a shorter snout — a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals. The new finding describes what a biologist says could be the first ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – With their mischievous little ...

Yes. Florida is one of 13 states where raccoon ownership as a pet is legal, according to datapandas.org, an organization that ...

Raccoons eat a variety of foods. Because they are omnivores, these masked bandits have thrived in both their natural habitats ...