Raccoons’ ability to manipulate their environment with their handlike paws is one reason humans have tended to anthropomorphize them. Almost two-thirds of the raccoon’s somatic sensory cortex is ...

Northumberland, a county in the far northeast corner of England, is an odd place to find a raccoon. That’s because the animal is a native of North America and is found outside of its home continent in ...

MONTEREY — Just before Thanksgiving, Sharon Foster was gathering things out of her car when she heard a bark. She had set her 4-pound Maltipoo, Cissy, on the ground just moments before and now saw ...

It’s no secret that the internet loves animals. The cats that dominated the online world ever since its beginning, the dogs, and other creatures are the perfect non-complicated content everyone likes.

This raccoon wants to remind you of a very important and topical lesson Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV, ...

Download this free printable raccoon pumpkin stencil! Perfect for Halloween carving, easy to use, and a fun way to make your pumpkin with an animal design. Don’t miss out on my other printable pumpkin ...

With the possible exception of a certain overly aggressive red squirrel who tried to bite off a couple of my fingers at the elbow, the meanest animal I ever worked with was a small, but surprisingly ...