Raccoons are always getting up to hijinks. If they’re not breaking into banks, they’re raiding bins and getting drunk on crab apples. Their propensity for shenanigans may finally have an explanation, ...

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

A new UBC study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious.