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Boston is experiencing a surge in raccoon sightings, with these adaptable creatures increasingly infiltrating urban areas. Reports have emerged of raccoons entering buildings, such as the Quinn ...

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Wyatt Sander told USA TODAY his coworker recorded the moment a raccoon jumped off a moving truck and rolled onto a Milwaukee highway.