UNDATED (WJAR/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) – Urban raccoons could be on the path to domestication, according to a recent study.
New research indicates that raccoons living in cities are showing signs of becoming more comfortable around humans and could potentially become domesticated.
An assistant professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock began exploring this possibility after observing raccoons scavenging trash cans on campus and appearing at ease in urban environments…