Most animals stop working once they have eaten. Raccoons, it turns out, keep going. A new study found that raccoons continued solving puzzles long after retrieving their food reward, spending extra ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For a raccoon, breaking into your garbage might be just as satisfying as cracking a crossword puzzle or a Sudoku is for you, ...

Raccoons have long held the role of adorable bandits in the animal kingdom, and it’s not just because their black “mask” is the right costume for it. They are remarkably adept at sneaking into trash ...