As "Silent Night" plays softly in the background, the sweet raccoon gets ready for one of the rescue workers to tuck her in.

Raccoons are known for their problem-solving skills and impressive dexterity. Their front paws are incredibly sensitive and almost hand-like, allowing them to grip, twist, and man ...

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Hello, is this the police? I’d like to report a crime—this raccoon-looking Persian kitten just broke my heart.

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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 ...

Vancouver police officers played the role of wildlife rescuer when responding to a call last week. Officers arrived in east Vancouver to investigate a disturbance Friday and found a person carrying a ...

A Kentucky nurse performed CPR on a baby raccoon that was found unresponsive in a dumpster. The raccoon had become intoxicated after eating fermented peaches discarded by a local distillery. The nurse ...

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - A baby raccoon is unrestrained thanks to a Good Samaritan and some care from Central police and firefighters. A woman was driving down Sullivan Road near Wax Road when she saw ...

In 2016, Sarah Holmes Bookbinder and her husband, Paul Bookbinder, got a phone call from a friend who had found two orphaned baby raccoons. Could the Bookbinders take them? It wasn’t an unusual ...

A cute “little critter” was found stuck inside the engine compartment of a semi-truck, officials said. Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office on X, formerly known as Twitter A cute “little critter” was ...