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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

This time around we’re going to talk raccoons, those roly-poly masked bandits of the forest and towns. The word raccoon is a Powhatan word meaning “washes with hands.” While highly intelligent and ...

Once seen as endearing additions to European wildlife, North American raccoons have become a serious threat to Germany’s ecosystem. Now, scientists are pushing back against popular myths that paint ...

Rick Warren is a Senior Features Editor from the United States. He is a lifelong gamer and comics fan who loves writing about everything in nerd culture, and absolutely adores Trophy hunting on PSN.

Maybe you were up at 2 a.m. and saw YouTube randomly recommend the video of the guy casually feeding an army of cute raccoons, a video that racked up over 43 million views. Or maybe you're a fan of ...

The Brevard Zoo announced two white-nosed coatis were pregnant March 22, and the moms gave birth in April. Screengrab from the Brevard Zoo's Facebook post Eight coati babies were born at a Florida zoo ...