Raccoons kept working a puzzle box long after they had already eaten the only treat inside, according to a new University of British Columbia study that reframes how scientists think about animal ...

They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new study in Animal Behaviour suggests ...

But new research published in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons will try to solve problems even when they don’t expect a ...

For decades, scientists used a mirror experiment to explore whether animals could recognize themselves. In that test, ...

Bizarre raccoon behavior seems them solve puzzles even without food rewards, suggesting they are driven by curiosity and ...