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 ...

On Thursday, a team of international researchers announced the discovery of a genetic link that may get us closer to finally understanding the origins of the COVID pandemic. There’s a very good chance ...

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 ...

The intoxicated animal suffered no injuries and was released back into the wild by animal protection once sober.

The dogs were playing in their backyard in the area of Old Farmers Road and Youngman Drive on Wednesday when they spotted the raccoon, officials in Washington Township said. The dogs ran towards the ...

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 ...

An animal control officer was summoned to a liquor store in Virginia where a raccoon had broken in, ransacked the shelves and ...

Rescue crews worked for hours to free a dog in Missouri which became stuck in a hole while chasing a raccoon on ...

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