Lincoln County Animal Services has confirmed the county’s 15th rabies case of 2025, involving a raccoon and family dogs near ...

The dogs were playing in their backyard in the area of Old Farmers Road and Youngman Drive on Wednesday when they spotted the ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found that city-dwelling raccoons are showing early signs of domestication — and ...

A new study found that urban raccoons had notably shorter snouts than their rural cousins, an early indicator of ...

Raccoons are undeniably adorable, with their bandit-like masks and those clever little hands that seem almost human. It’s no ...

This article explores why raccoons aren’t just trouble-makers—they’re clever and resourceful, with amazing problem-solving ...

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Could this mean that the next evolution in pet ownership could be raccoons? Possibly, but it more than likely will not be the ...

After evaluating nearly 20,000 photos, researchers found that urban raccoons are adapting physically and behaviorally to ...

Raccoons may be inching closer to becoming America's next pet. Affectionately referred to as trash pandas, the masked mammals ...

DPH confirms rabies in a raccoon, skunk and cat in Dorchester, Abbeville and Laurens counties; residents and pet owners urged to report exposures.