Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks
The store that hosted this inebriated bandit sits just blocks from the small behavioral neuroscience laboratory where I began investigating raccoon brains about 15 years ago.
Long before rats dominated psychology labs, raccoons were actually a leading candidate for animal models of problem-solving and intelligence.
Scaled up to size, a raccoon brain would contain roughly the same number of neurons as a human brain.
In addition to their impressive brains, raccoons’ dexterous hands play a key role in their cognitively creative escapades.
A willingness to lean away from anthropodenial – while remaining grounded in rigorous science – may open new paths for understanding raccoon intelligence and…
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