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Park Inn, Berlin has a Random Raccoon Guest

"AP For North Americans, having a raccoon in your garage is hardly a big deal. In Germany, however -- where the animals are something of a rarity -- the same can't be said. For the past few weeks, a raccoon has...

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Jordan Yerman

From Deer to Whale?

"The gigantic ocean-dwelling whale may have evolved from a land animal the size of a small raccoon, new research suggests. What might be the missing evolutionary link between whales and land animals is an odd...

created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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First They Came for the Trash Cans: Nazi Raccoons in Europe

"The story begins in 1934, when a breeder asked the Reich Forestry Office, then led by future top Hitler aide Hermann Göring, for permission to release the masked-faced mammals to "enrich the local fauna" outside Kassel, a small city north of Frankfurt. "Raccoon pelts were a...

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Group says "fake" fur on coat at Macy's is real

Tom Carter

Group says "fake" fur on coat at Macy's is real

"An animal rights group on Friday accused Macy's of selling a coat with a real animal fur collar even though it was advertised as fake fur.The Humane Society of the United States said a $237.99 Sean John...