A detailed look at the Bengal cat breed, including origin, appearance, behavior, legal considerations, and what it takes to ...

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People often mistake raccoons' clever behavior and expressive faces for signs of friendliness. Videos of them rummaging through drawers or getting hand-fed snacks make it easy to forget they’re wild ...

Researchers are revisiting the origins of humanity’s relationship with the African wildcat, a species that once lived on the edges of early settlements. Evidence suggests these small predators were ...

If raccoons are wild animals, why are they so darn cute? If that’s a question you’ve ever asked yourself while looking at a picture of the furry urban dwellers with their beady eyes and tiny paws, you ...

The clever, adaptable urban raccoon may be evolving a shorter snout — a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals. The new finding describes what a biologist says could be the first ...

The days of trash-talking raccoons may be coming to an end. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology found that city-dwelling raccoons are showing early signs of domestication — and ...

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DAYTONA BEACH — As the dust settles around several Volusia County cities reducing their reliance on Halifax Humane Society, Daytona Beach is lining up new agreements to deal with stray animals, ...

Collier County commissioners approved new rules to address animal overpopulation by closing loopholes in the animal control ordinance. The changes require annual permits for anyone breeding even one ...

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