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Human trash drives evolutionary changes in urban raccoons

Summary by The Oregonian
If you’ve ever caught a raccoon digging through your neighbor’s garbage can at night, you may have been witnessing evolution in action.

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It is one of the most fascinating surprises that has been found in the animal kingdom; the shrewd urban raccoon could be developing a shorter snout, a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals. The new find describes what, according to a biologist, could be the first case of domestication in its earliest stages. For Raffaela Lesch, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, inspiration came to him as he wal…

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It is one of the most fascinating surprises that has been found in the animal kingdom; the cunning urban raccoon could be developing a shorter snout, a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals.

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It is one of the most fascinating surprises that has been found in the animal kingdom; the cunning urban raccoon could be developing a shorter snout, a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals.

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Amanda Schupak, CNN - It's one of the most fascinating surprises to come out of the animal kingdom: the cunning urban raccoon may be developing a shorter snout, a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals. The new finding describes what, according to one biologist, could be the first case of domestication in its earliest stages. For Raffaela Lesch, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the inspirati…

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Amanda Schupak, CNN - It's one of the most fascinating surprises to come out of the animal kingdom: the cunning urban raccoon may be developing a shorter snout, a key physical trait of pets and other domesticated animals. The new finding describes what, according to one biologist, could be the first case of domestication in its earliest stages. For Raffaela Lesch, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the inspirati…

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The Oregonian broke the news in Portland, United States on Monday, November 24, 2025.
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