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Why didn't the raccoon cross the road? Forest Park researchers use GPS to find out

Why didn't the raccoon cross the road? Forest Park researchers use GPS to find out

Update: 2025-12-08
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As highly intelligent and adaptive animals, raccoons have learned to live alongside humans for many thousands of years. For the raccoons that live in Forest Park, adaptability includes the careful avoidance of crossing the road, despite the availability of food sources on the other side. Dr. Sharon Deem and Stephen Blake discuss their latest research, which sheds new light on the lives of 10 racoons, including a particularly adventurous forager named “Frankie.”
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Why didn't the raccoon cross the road? Forest Park researchers use GPS to find out

Why didn't the raccoon cross the road? Forest Park researchers use GPS to find out