Some animals have more iconic appearances than others — like poison dart frogs, zebras, and cheetahs. Another member of this infamous family: a raccoon. With a bandit-like black mask around their eyes ...

Every state has its favorites, but Tennessee’s choice of official wild animal often catches people off guard. Instead of a ...

If raccoons are wild animals, why are they so darn cute? If that’s a question you’ve ever asked yourself while looking at a picture of the furry urban dwellers with their beady eyes and tiny paws, you ...

Scientists discovered raccoons dunk food to activate sensitive paw receptors, helping them decide what to eat rather than ...

If you spend any time scrolling through TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook, you’ve probably seen viral videos of people feeding wild raccoons everything from marshmallows and hotdogs to Pop-Tarts and ...

Raffaela Lesch, a zoologist and professor of biology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, along with her students, recently published a study in the journal Frontiers in Zoology, suggesting ...