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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Duncan Cameron was walking his dog Naima near his home in Denver’s Speer neighborhood last summer when he spotted a family of raccoons. He crossed the street ...

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A growing fascination with raccoons on social media — and new scientific research suggesting the animals are becoming physically “cuter” — may be fueling their rise as unconventional household pets, ...