Raccoons earned their place as the state wild animal of Tennessee by supporting the state economy and thriving in changing ...

Raccoons eat a variety of foods. Because they are omnivores, these masked bandits have thrived in both their natural habitats and in increasingly urbanized areas. Unlike other animals, whether wild or ...

A Christmas Day police response to an aggressive raccoon in a Hopedale neighborhood has ignited online outrage, after ...

Massachusetts animal rights advocates are sounding the alarm after a local police department in Worcester County euthanized a ...

With more than 55% of the world’s population now living in cities, the frantic pace of urban life is changing life on a ...

The Walworth County Sheriff's Office says a raccoon fell from the restaurant ceiling. A guest was bitten while trying to ...

The intoxicated raccoon that went viral and inspired merchandise is likely a repeat offender that broke into multiple buildings in a Virginia county, including a karate studio, according to a local ...

This party animal won’t quit! The drunk raccoon that went viral for guzzling whiskey then passing out by a toilet at a Virginia liquor store is a serial offender who has broken into at least three ...

Learn how motion sensors and GPS tracking uncovered how raccoons weigh risk against reward.

Dec. 12 (UPI) --An animal protection officer in Virginia's Hanover County said the infamous drunk raccoon that broke into a liquor store is actually a serial offender. Hanover County Animal Protection ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The now-infamous raccoon who got drunk after breaking into a Virginia ABC store in Hanover County is apparently a serial offender. Most of all, a limited-time merchandise ...

People often mistake raccoons' clever behavior and expressive faces for signs of friendliness. Videos of them rummaging through drawers or getting hand-fed snacks make it easy to forget they’re wild ...