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City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets (www.scientificamerican.com)

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 5 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, I don't think racoons are anywhere near going extinct...They're really well adapted to living on the fringes of human society

Also, it's not just preference. Cuter is less threatening, and for the noble North American trash panda? Convincing humans to help them escape dumpsters is practically part of their life cycle