Bizarre raccoon behavior seems them solve puzzles even without food rewards, suggesting they are driven by curiosity and ...

They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious.

Increasing urbanization has crowded out many wild animals. But raccoons appear to be thriving, living in cities across the country and even expanding their historical range. To investigate what ...

A guanaco successfully retrieves food from a cup with a lid. Trimmed from Caicoya et al. via Proceedings of the Royal Society B under CC BY 4.0 Hoofed animals that are outsiders in their social groups ...

What are big brains for? One idea, originally proposed to explain larger brain sizes in primates, is that animals that live in large groups evolved bigger brains to manage their complex social lives.

Humans have devised many ways to keep raccoons at bay: trash cans with tension straps, securely closed food boxes, or clever animal deterrent systems. To us, these seem like efficient tricks; to ...

Raccoons keep solving puzzles even after finding food. Curiosity drives learning and may explain why raccoons adapt so well ...