Students adopted the cats years ago, bringing them food and building them homes. But school officials say the felines pose a health and safety risk.

About a dozen animals have tested positive for rabies in Vermont since the start of the year, with a majority of cases ...

The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...

Jan. 30 (UPI) --Customs officials in Belarus said a car shipped to the country from the United States turned out to have a surprising stowaway: a raccoon. The Customs Authorities of Belarus said the ...

On Christmas Day, Hopedale police officers responded to reports of a raccoon that was acting erratically in a residential neighborhood. The officers decided the raccoon might be rabid, and while ...

In a viral video, a pet owner shared the morning routine of their pet raccoon, and internet users can’t cope with it. The Instagram clip, shared in November under the username @ohnoitsrolo, shows the ...

This raccoon made things rocky for one cop. An NYPD officer who shot a crazed raccoon as it charged at a group of bystanders on a Queens boardwalk last week has been placed on modified duty while ...

When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on the bathroom floor, the story went viral within minutes. The local animal ...

Kelly Lambert received funding from the NIH and NSF. When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled the stock and passed out on the bathroom floor, the ...

It is legal to own a raccoon as a pet in Florida, but it requires a free permit from the FWC. Raccoons are classified as Class 3 wildlife, a category that also includes foxes, skunks, and many exotic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cute raccoon in a wooden crawl space - Ivan Kyryk/Getty Images Discovering a raccoon has made its way into your house likely feels ...