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Tesla's Cybertrucks are being mistaken for garbage cans by dumpster-diving raccoons!

Raccoons wreak havoc on a Tesla Cybertruck, exposing vulnerabilities in 'indestructible' design.

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A woman came home for Christmas and discovered her parents had 'adopted' a wild raccoon, giving him cooked breakfast and dog toys

Stacy Jo Rost came home on Christmas to find her parents had adopted a wild raccoon named Little Ri…

Julie Gerstein   


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Watch 2 Ohio police officers free a raccoon struggling with its head stuck in a jar

In a Facebook post, the Perkins Township Police Department in Ohio thanked officers for helping the…

Sebastian Cahill   


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A raccoon was spotted running through baggage claim at a Philadelphia airport here are 9 times animals surprised travelers

Much to the surprise of travelers, wild animals are making headlines for sneaking their way into su…

Melissa Wells   


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Baby raccoon euthanized after woman took it to a pet store and let people kiss it — possibly exposing them to rabies

The raccoon was handled and kissed by multiple customers, possibly exposing them to rabies. It had …

Alia Shoaib   


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It's probably not a bold raccoon getting into your trash. Video from a new study suggests calm raccoons are better problem-solvers.

Researchers studied wild raccoons for two years, observing which animals had the problem-solving sk…

Paola Rosa-Aquino   


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Apple demoed one of its new features by displaying a downright weird message about finding a bunch of raccoons hidden in a basement

Apple unveiled a "Live Voicemail" feature using an attention-grabbing demo of a man about to bathe …

Pete Syme   


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A TikToker who has spent 9 months protecting a stray cat from freezing temperatures and a territorial raccoon finally earned the feline's trust

Kyle Parnell found a stray cat in his backyard after he moved into a new home in August 2022, and h…

Joey Hadden   


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Data released by China suggests COVID-19 virus may have come from raccoon dogs and 'strengthens' Wuhan wet-market theory

China collected COVID-19 virus data in 2019, but only recently released it. The World Health Organi…

Bethany Dawson   


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A Canadian McDonald's that became a crime hotspot and went viral after a brawl involving a raccoon — is closing

Police were called to the restaurant more than 900 times in 2017, including to deal with violent in…

Grace Dean   


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Video appears to show a Russian-Ukrainian businessman stealing a llama and a raccoon from a zoo in Kherson

The abducted animals include peacocks, wolves, seven raccoons, a llama, and a donkey, according to …

Matthew Loh   


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Raccoons have broken into the US Open to watch some of the world's best tennis alongside fans in New York

Trash pandas have found a home at the New York City Grand Slam, where the world's top players are v…

Meredith Cash   


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North Dakota family is 'devastated' and fundraising for a lawyer after they say police killed their pet raccoon that was sought in a local rabies scare

Scott Winkelman, the Division Chief of Game and Fish Enforcement, told The Bismarck Tribune that th…

Pocharapon Neammanee   


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Raccoon approaches CNN White House reporter in pre-dawn attack: 'Frickin' raccoons, man!'

This is at least the second time in two weeks in which raccoons have approached reporters or their …

Jake Lahut   


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Journalists at White House attacked by raccoons

A Twitter thread detailed the damage, which was limited to a "pant leg," according to a CBS News re…

Jake Lahut   


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The German government tells people to be as 'lazy as raccoons' as it deploys humor to control the spread of COVID-19

The widely-shared public information videos are funny but clear message that staying at home is vit…

Sophia Ankel   


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Toronto spent $31 million to fend off a raccoon invasion. Here's why cities can't get rid of them.

In fact, they have the same neuron density as primates, who are notoriously smart, and their clever…

Uma Sharma,Shira Polan   


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HBO's 'Silicon Valley' is lampooning Digg founder Kevin Rose's infamous raccoon toss

This is a deep cut, even for Silicon Valley: Way back in 2013, Digg cofounder and True Ventures inv…

Matt Weinberger