raccoon

A raccoon in North Stonington has tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was found in a residential neighborhood and tested positive on Dec. 16, according to the Ledge Light Health District. Rabies is a potentially deadly disease that can infect all warm-blooded animals, including people. It is mostly spread by wild animals. Rabies can be spread when infected saliva comes…

In Tokyo, Japan, a baby raccoon tried to enter an art museum.

Security cameras captured a wild chase between animal control and a masked trespasser inside of North Texas high school.

A two-year-old Massachusetts girl is recovering after she was attacked by a raccoon in her Arlington backyard this past week. The toddler was attacked in the backyard of her family’s Fountain Road home this past Wednesday. The girl’s mom was able to stop the attack and chased the animal away. Officials later captured the raccoon and euthanized it. The...

A raccon that appeared to be drunk was seen stumbling through a Christmas market in Germany. The raccoon could be seen walking around unfazed around peoples’ feet. The animal was later taken away by the fire department.

West Hartford Animal Control came to the rescue of a family of dumpster-diving raccoons Tuesday.

A heavyset critter was found stuck in a sewer grate in a Northern Chicago suburb. Zion police officers came upon the “little” creature and with the help of animal control were able to free him. Perhaps he will stick to salads from now on.

Turns out the feeling many people relate to after a big meal isn’t relegated to humans.

A lone raccoon won’t soon be forgotten by a woman whose screams of panic can be heard in a caught-on-camera ordeal that unfolded at her Southern California home.