raccoons | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/raccoons/RSS feed for raccoonsenFri, 21 Nov 2025 19:07:47 +0000Urban Raccoons Are Showing Signs of Early Domestication, With Shorter Snouts Than Their Rural Cousinshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/urban-raccoons-are-showing-signs-of-early-domestication-with-shorter-snouts-than-their-rural-cousins-180987729/The shorter faces of these city-dwelling trash bandits offer a telltale sign of domestication and line up with a leading hypothesis about animals that adapt to human-dominated environments, according to a new studyFri, 21 Nov 2025 19:07:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/urban-raccoons-are-showing-signs-of-early-domestication-with-shorter-snouts-than-their-rural-cousins-180987729/Raccoon Was Once a Thanksgiving Feast Fit for a Presidenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/raccoon-was-once-thanksgiving-feast-fit-president-180973665/Calvin Coolidge refused to cook the raccoon sent to him, but the critter was a beloved staple for many AmericansWed, 27 Nov 2019 20:20:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/raccoon-was-once-thanksgiving-feast-fit-president-180973665/How Humans Created the Ultimate Superpests https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-it-comes-humans-and-wildlife-whos-bothering-whom-180969567/As urbanization continues to push wildlife to the brink, humans may need to reevaluate their role in habitat destructionMon, 09 Jul 2018 14:07:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-it-comes-humans-and-wildlife-whos-bothering-whom-180969567/