City-dwelling raccoons are physically changing as they adapt to human environments. They are, however, still wild animals.

Trash pandas are becoming legit!

Beyond evolving features cuter to humans, the mammal has also become less fearful of humans, according to the study. Raccoons, lovingly dubbed ‘trash pandas,’ have evolved to become cuter to humans in ...

Raccoons living in America’s cities may be showing early indications of what scientists call “domestication syndrome.” ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Wildlife experts say the local raccoon population is changing as members of the ‘trash pandas’ show signs of ...

When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.

In December, park service staff saw the two raccoons behaving uncharacteristically and also found dead raccoons, officials say.

And just like that, the woman’s yard became a sanctuary to Rocky and his homies. In what can only be described as a real-life 2024 reboot of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror classic The Birds, a Poulsbo ...