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What the length of raccoon snouts has to do with domestication
Manage episode 522517089 series 3303135
Have you ever wanted a pet raccoon?
Well, here’s a possible sign that dream is slowly approaching: a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology suggests raccoons are getting closer to domestication.
The study is not definitive yet, and more research is required. But it all has to do with researchers observing a shorter snout on the animals we affectionately refer to as trash pandas.
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- Raccoons Are Showing Early Signs of Domestication - Scientific American
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1425 episodes
Manage episode 522517089 series 3303135
Have you ever wanted a pet raccoon?
Well, here’s a possible sign that dream is slowly approaching: a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Zoology suggests raccoons are getting closer to domestication.
The study is not definitive yet, and more research is required. But it all has to do with researchers observing a shorter snout on the animals we affectionately refer to as trash pandas.
GUEST
RELATED LINKS
- Raccoons Are Showing Early Signs of Domestication - Scientific American
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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