What the length of raccoon snouts has to do with domestication
Update: 2025-12-04
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Have you ever wanted a pet raccoon?
Well, here’s a possible sign that dream is slowly approaching: a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology suggests raccoons are getting closer to domestication.
The study is not definitive yet, and more research is required. But it all has to do with researchers observing a shorter snout on the animals we affectionately refer to as trash pandas.
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- Raccoons Are Showing Early Signs of Domestication - Scientific American
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