Social media users were moved to tears by the couple's kindness towards the animal, with one saying "he feels so safe with ...

When raccoons nest in buildings ... Add to that their ultrasensitive hands, er, paws, which have four times as many sensory receptors as their feet. This helps them to feel subtle textures ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- A poor raccoon got its paw caught in trap and had to be rescued Friday. The Pullman Police Department said Code Enforcement was called to rescue the critter. The raccoon was ...

Trapping raccoons with such devices is particularly cruel given their hypersensitive front paws. Conventional leghold traps have a plate in the middle surrounded by spring-loaded jaws. A dog-proof ...