Ever woken up to find that a crafty raccoon has overturned your garbage bin and spread the discarded contents of your life across the street? Raccoons — sometimes referred to as “trash pandas” — are ...

Bizarre raccoon behavior seems them solve puzzles even without food rewards, suggesting they are driven by curiosity and ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

BROOKLYN — In the last few years, raccoons in such Brooklyn neighborhoods as Park Slope, Greenwood Heights, Prospect Heights and Sunset Park have become increasingly bold. In one well-publicized ...

These masked mammals are doing more good in backyards across North America than most people ever stop to notice. Before ...