Despite its name, a raccoon dog is neither a raccoon nor a dog, but it does belong to the canid family, the lineage that includes dogs, wolves, and foxes. Here are some fascinating facts about the ...

He points out that the numbers of raccoon dogs in urban areas remain three to five times higher than those in wild habitats, indicating significant work still lies ahead for his team to achieve their ...

Raccoon dogs are a completely different species from ... species from across settings in China — including natural habitats, zoos and fur farms. It found that wild animals known to be eaten ...

“I’m betting raccoon dog,” he said. Holmes had seen raccoon ... although that is considered less likely given their habitat is far from Wuhan. And some still suggest that the virus could ...

Based on these new facts, common raccoon dogs, a species that resembles a fox-raccoon hybrid, may be the "patient zero" that triggered the global public health disaster we're still suffering through.

But We’re Looking at the Solution All Wrong. Here are some more fun facts about the raccoon dog before we get to the sad facts: They are monogamous, and the males will guard their young when the ...

The common raccoon dog has long been an animal that lived in ... both being nocturnal and living in wooded habitats. The animals first arrived in Europe as part of the fur trade, their soft ...

The Yeonsu District Office believes that the raccoon dogs moved into city parks and other areas as development has occurred in their traditional habitat of farmlands and forests. "The raccoon dogs ...