A new report suggesting that the coronavirus may have originated in raccoon dogs has energized scientists who have long argued that the pandemic began at a wildlife market in Wuhan, where the pathogen ...

A raccoon dog in Miyagi prefecture, Japan. (Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images) The raccoon dog did it: That was the explosive takeaway of a genomic analysis conducted in March by a trio of scientists who ...

A cute, dog-like animal has emerged as the chief culprit for the first transmission of the COVID virus to humans, thanks to newly revealed genetic evidence from the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in ...

An Orlando woman has a good reason to be wary of wildlife after a raccoon chased her and her Yorkie into her house. Nykeria Clark was walking her dog, Jojo, when the feisty raccoon attacked as they ...

A new study finds the notoriously adorable trash bandits in urban areas are showing early signs of domestication.

Raccoon breaks into Virginia liquor store, goes on drunken rampage before passing out in bathroom as police find 'Cole' amid smashed liquor bottles.

A raccoon that was killed by a dog in a New Jersey park has tested positive for rabies, according to officials. The Burlington County Health Department shared in a new release that on Tuesday, Aug. 12 ...

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed that a raccoon in Lexington County has tested positive for ...

Video posted this week on TikTok showed an aggressive raccoon chasing a woman and her dog into their home, prompting a call to animal services to evict the animal. Nykeria Clark told WSVN that she and ...

DOOLITTLE, Mo. (KY3) -A dog named Popcorn is safe after becoming trapped in a 12 to 15-foot hole while chasing a raccoon.