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 ...

A raccoon dog looks out of its cage in a Chinese live animal market in January 2004. Raccoon dogs could have been an initial host for the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven’t been ruled out. “There is a large focus on raccoon dogs,” says Kristian Andersen ...

The Birth Rate Is a Real Problem. 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 ...

The raccoon dog is from East Asia and belongs to the Canidae family. The pair's lifespan are also different, with a raccoon having an average lifespan of two to three years in the wild or 20 in ...