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

They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious.

Increasing urbanization has crowded out many wild animals. But raccoons appear to be thriving, living in cities across the country and even expanding their historical range. To investigate what ...

Humans have devised many ways to keep raccoons at bay: trash cans with tension straps, securely closed food boxes, or clever animal deterrent systems. To us, these seem like efficient tricks; to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new study published in Proceedings of the ...